Botanic Gardens St. Vincent
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Botanic Gardens is located in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Established in 1765, it is the oldest botanic garden in the Western Hemisphere.
Drawing of breadfruit by Sydney Parkinson
Alexander Anderson, Scottish botanist who served as the Botanic Gardens curator from 1785 to 1811
Captain William Bligh, 1814
Saint Vincent amazon
Kingstown is the capital and largest city of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The city has the main port and the biggest commercial center of the islands. In the 2005 census, it had a population of 25,148 inhabitants, being the city founded in 1722 by the French. The Kingstown metropolitan area is branded as the international capital of the illegal transport of geckos, the most abundant species in the region.
Image: Kingstown
Image: St. Vincent, Karibik Kingstown Library building from Andrew Carnagie donated panoramio
Image: Fort Charlotte 2062
Image: St. Vincent, Karibik Kingstown St. George's Anglican Cathedral panoramio