Arawak Beach

There are so many things I could say about the Arawak Beach Inn.  I guess I should start with what I realized in the end, which is that it isn't about the place you stay, it's about the people you meet.  I wasn't expecting to travel so ...

... at flirting with us. Leanne's friend P came and picked us up in her spiffy Mini convertible and took us down to the Arawak Caye Fish Fry for lunch.   It's basically a block full of brightly painted restaurants and bars serving fresh seafood and ...

... ; I have not one but three offers for dinner that evening, but decide to stick with my original plan of dining at the Arawak.   The next day the entire Arawak group ends up meeting up on the other end of Shoal Bay, mostly by ...

... so even now there are many words in Garifuna culture that are only spoken by the women. This is a direct link to the original Arawak women. There is one road in and out of the village the rest is grass ways. There are a right mix of nicely painted, ...

... , and tons of interesting restaurants. With all the stores closed, we decided to walk towards the Fish Fry area. This is Arawak Cay. Fish Fry is the nickname of Arawak Cay because there are dozens of shanties selling fresh off the Cay fish sandwiches. ...

... is a shopping mall, some street retail vendors, and casinos. We continue to head to the hi-rise hotel area where the Arawak Center is alive with people and music. Arawak Center houses some restaurants; all of which provide indoor/outdoor seating. It is ...

... the hi-rise hotel area near our hotel.  We head out to have a light lunch at Salt and Pepper's at the Arawak Center. The restaurant serves a lot of tapas and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner; all reasonably priced. We eat outside as usual and ...

... the rocks to spot impending storms. There were shaded areas where you can picnic. There's restroom too. We saw the Arawak Indian petroglyph drawings on the rocks that have been preserved and protected by the government. The peculiar rock formations ...

... to the Garifuna culture and it was really interesting. The roots of this culture are actually South America.  Arawak Indians began their migration into the Caribbean islands from the Orinoco River Delta in present day Venezuela in ...

... hand,  an ancient tradition of several Amerindian groups across Guyana. Region 1 (Barima-Waini) is home to the Carib, Arawak and Warau ethnic groups who have lived in Guyana for hundreds of years. Many Amerindian families still live a predominantly ...

... more than makes up for this small inconvenience. My balcony looks over the pool area and the beach - lovely. Barbados was originally settled by the Arawak Indians who are believed to have arrived on the island around 1600BC from what is now Venezuela. ...

... the main road I unsuccessfully try my luck flagging down a route taxis. Luckily some Rastafarians help me out. Since the original Arawak Indians died soon after Christopher Columbus colonised the island in 1510 they have taken the place, so to speak, of ...

... a beautifully decorated altar with the Virgin Mary surrounded by flowers. The wooden pews are small, an indication that the original inhabitants [Arawak Indians] of the island were as small as me :) We don't stay too long at the chapel and I'm in ...

... in Costa Rica had been. We were to learn later that these were possibly Garifuna Indians whose culture is a mixture of Arawak and African peoples.   Before dinner that evening we were entertained by a comedian named Michael Zeigfeld, who had ...

... and taking the gold that was inevitably on board.  In 1797, the British rounded up the Black Carib (descendants of the Arawak and African Maroons) from where they were living on St. Vincent. The Black Carib had been resisting the British and their ...

... rough, it is an awesome playground for Beachcombers! Wa O'moni Beach Park is an absolute "must see"! Wa O'moni is the Arawak name for Barbuda. This place is an Ornithologist's Dream Come True! Wa'Omoni is one of the largest bird sanctuaries ...