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🌏 Overview
Barbados is the easternmost Caribbean island, a coral limestone jewel with character distinct from its volcanic neighbors. The west coast offers calm turquoise waters and luxury resorts, the east coast pounds with Atlantic surf, and the interior hides rum distilleries and plantation houses. Bridgetown is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Bajans blend British colonial heritage with African traditions and Caribbean creativity. Cricket is religion, rum flows freely, and the food scene — from Oistins fish fry to The Cliff — is among the Caribbean's best. The island became a republic in 2021.
