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The hoopla peaks on Independence Day when jing-ping bands hit the streets with booming music, parties break out in every neighborhood, uniformed troops parade through the capital, local artists display their work, and everyone capable of standing upright is expected to dance the polka. A bit of reason returns on National Day of Community Service, November 4, when all citizens turn out to complete approved community projects in a single day.

767-445-5131, fax 767-445-5599 www.avirtualdominica.com/picard.htm 18 cottages $$$$ You re paying for the beachfront location and lovely gardens at this rustic resort. For about double the price of most Dominican accommodations, you get a cottage with a living area and fully equipped kitchen, a separate bedroom, and a private bathroom. An additional bed in the living area is fine for children, but doesn t allow enough privacy for adults. The cottages are built on an old coconut plantation, so there are abundant palm trees to which the management has added a profusion of flowing plants. La Flambeau Restaurant serves international cuisine, and you re near a variety of other eateries in the Portsmouth map of oradea area. You can arrange for all types of watersports and island tours through map of oradea the resort, which offers scuba packages through Anchorage Dive Center.

Christopher Columbus sighted the island s magnificent mountains when he circled Wai tukubuli with a 17-ship armada in 1493. Since it was Sunday morning, he called the island Dominica (from the Latin word domini map of oradea meaning the Lord s day ) and wrote in his logbook: Dominica is remarkable for the beauty of its mountains. and must be seen to be believed. Columbus himself didn t land on Dominica that day because of the difficulty of finding a calm harbor. However, some of his men did anchor off the leeward side and reported finding people and huts. Over the next century, various European expeditions visited or passed by the island, and the sailors map of oradea mentioned its outstanding beauty