Interesting Facts

- St. Lucia is home to two Nobel Prize winners, namely the playwright and poet Derek Walcott (Literature 1992) and Sir Arthur Lewis (Economics 1979).

- As legend goes, Lucia was actually a saint who had beautiful eyes. There was a man who was so enamored by her eyes that she took them out to avoid leading him into temptation.

- The Kouwes Snake that is found on the island is considered to be an endangered species.

- The male of the ‘Zandoli te' a type of ground lizard, exhibits a bright blue tail.

- St. Lucia is the transit point for South American drugs heading towards the US and Europe.