Guana Island.

Guana Island is an island of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) in the Caribbean. The British Virgin Islands ( BVI) is a British overseas territory, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting One of the few remaining privately-owned islands in its part of the world, Guana has seven white powder-sand beaches and 850 acres (3. 4 km²) of tropical forest, mountains, hills, and valleys. The island is mostly natural preserve and has a small upscale resort. A resort is a place used for Relaxation or Recreation, attracting visitors for Holidays or Vacations Resorts are places towns or sometimes

History

In the 18th century, two Quaker families came to Guana as part of what was called "the Quaker Experiment" which lasted for about forty-five years in the BVI. The History of the British Virgin Islands is usually for convenience broken up into five separate periods Pre-Columbian Amerindian settlement up to an uncertain date They used African slaves and cultivated sugar cane. This article discusses systems of slavery within Africa the history and effects of the slavery trade upon Africa Sugarcane ( Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae tribe Andropogoneae When they were recalled to the United States and England, they left behind two cannons still on Guana today. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland | NOTE Throughout this article "cannon" is used as BOTH the || singular and plural Archaelogists have extensively studied the Quaker ruins and have also unearthed older artifacts that give insight into Guana's earlier Amerindian history. Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States.

Beth and Louis Bigelow of Massachusetts purchased Guana in 1934. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. With the help of local men they built six stone cottages and developed a reputation as creative pioneers. Their guests - professionals, intellectuals and world travelers - came for months at a time, attracted to the simple but rich life.

Current

Location off the north-east coast of Tortola

Henry and Gloria Jarecki bought Guana in 1975 and began improving accommodations and other facilities with the goal of maintaining the island's historic style and ambiance. Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands which form part of the Archipelago of the Virgin Islands. An interest in conservation led them to establish a long-term restoration program to protect the island's flora and fauna and bring back once-common species.

Scientists say that Guana has more flora and fauna than any island of its size yet studied in the Caribbean and possibly the world. ^[1] The restoration program has brought extirpated species back to Guana and other Virgin Islands. See also Culture of the Virgin Islands Music of the Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Creole The stout iguana had survived only on Anegada but now flourishes on Guana and lives on other islands as well. The Anegada Ground Iguana or Stout Iguana ( Cyclura pinguis) is a crirically endangered species of Lizard of the genus Cyclura Anegada is the northernmost of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands which form part of the Archipelago of the Virgin Islands. Other plant and animal species that have been restored and protected include the red-legged tortoise, the Bridled Quail-dove, the Caribbean flamingo, the White-crowned Pigeon, Eggers' mallow tree, the Virgin Islands euphorb, Hohenberg's ground bromeliad, and a unique bromeliad found nowhere else. The Red-footed tortoise ( Geochelone carbonaria) (known in Brazil as Jabuti) is a tortoise native to South America and popular as a pet UserPolbot. -->The Bridled Quail-dove ( Geotrygon mystacea) is a species of Bird in the Columbidae The White-crowned Pigeon ( Patagioenas leucocephala, formerly Columba leucocephala; see Johnson et al The Spurge family ( Euphorbiaceae) is a large family of Flowering plants with 300 genera and around 7500 species

Guana also has three reef areas. In nautical terminology a reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water (six fathoms or less at low water White Bay is a set of parallel patch reefs in shallow water, where there are no strong waves or currents. The reefs are home to about 100 tropical reef fishes, waving gorgonians called fan corals, and the various species of hard corals. Corals are Marine organisms from the class Anthozoa and exist as small Sea anemone –like Polyps typically in colonies of many Muskmelon Bay is a deep bay with reefs at 60 to 80 feet (24 m). Large, oceanic fishes like tuna and king mackerel may be seen there. Tuna, are several Species of ocean-dwelling Fish in the family Scombridae, mostly in the genus Thunnus. The king mackerel ( Scomberomorus cavalla) is a migratory species of Mackerel that lives its entire life in the open waters of the western Atlantic Ocean North Bay is a windward, rough-water bay with deep reefs and wrecks.

External links

• Guana Island resort

References