January, 2018

If you’re a diver who loves history, then St.Eustatius (called “Statia”) is THE place to go in the Caribbean.  It has been said that the island has more Colonial Period History per mile- above and below water- than anywhere else in the New World.  And new finds are continually being uncovered.  This has earned it the nicknames of the “historical gem” and the “Pompeii of the New World”. But Statia also has a dark history. It was a major slave trading center, and its local economy once thrived on slave labour.  One trip won’t be enough to fully absorb all the fascinating history, archaeology, hiking, wrecks and marine life that this island boasts.

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