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Grenada Spice Island blends Caribbean beauty, colonial history, waterfalls, and underwater art into one unforgettable destination

Mariana Ayón RV by Mariana Ayón RV
May 19, 2026
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Grenada, known as La Gwinad in Grenadian French Creole, is a Caribbean island country that belongs to the Lesser Antilles archipelago.

Located just 145 kilometers off the coast of Venezuela, the country is made up of the island of Grenada, the island of Carriacou, Petite Martinique, and several smaller islands known as the Grenadines. Most of the population lives in the capital city of St. George’s, along with the main towns of Grenville, St. David’s, and Sauteurs.

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Grenada is known as the Spice Island because of its large nutmeg plantations. Its natural scenery and strong tourism industry allow visitors to enjoy not only the Caribbean coastline, but also hot springs and mineral lakes formed inside extinct volcanic craters.

At the top of Grenada’s mountains are protected tropical rainforests, including Grand Etang National Park, where visitors can find Annandale Falls and the Seven Sisters waterfalls.

Grenada was inhabited by the Arawaks and the Taínos long before Europeans arrived in the Americas. When the Spaniards arrived, the Caribs fought back and resisted conquest attempts for more than a century. It was not until 1649 that they were defeated by the French. French colonization lasted from 1649 until 1763, when control of the island was handed over to the British through the Treaty of Paris. The British ruled the country from 1763 until 1974, although there were brief interruptions. In 1779, the French regained the island for only four years before the British took control again in 1783 and remained in power until independence. During the European colonial period, the island was populated by enslaved Africans, a painful history that Grenada continues to honor through different memorials and monuments.

The push for independence led the British government to grant Grenada autonomy as an Associated State in March 1967. In 1974, Eric Gairy led the movement that achieved independence and became the country’s first prime minister. However, Grenada remained part of the British Commonwealth.

In 1979, the Marxist Leninist New Jewel Movement overthrew Gairy’s government and withdrew Grenada from the Commonwealth. In 1983, a military coup followed by a United States invasion took place. Afterward, Grenada rejoined the Commonwealth under a parliamentary representative democracy.

Molinere Beauséjour Bay

In Grenada, underwater tourism is not only about natural beauty, but also about historical art, as seen in the underwater park at Molinere Beauséjour, where sculptures bring the past and present of marine life together.

Grenada does not forget its history. Through its incredible natural beauty, the country preserves the memory of its exploited past. This is reflected in the Molinere Beauséjour Marine Protected Area, home to underwater sculptures that honor those who were taken from their homelands to serve the colonial project.

In 2006, British artist Jason de Caires Taylor installed the artwork Vicissitudes, a collection of underwater sculptures placed deep in the ocean to commemorate the many Africans who died during the journey toward a life of exploitation and slavery.

Granada, La Gwinad en criollo granadino francés, Grenada en inglés, es un país insular del caribe que pertenece al archipiélago de las Antillas Menores.

El país ubicado a tan solo 145 kilómetros de océano de las costas de Velezuela, está formado por la isla de Granada, la isla de Carriacou, la isla Petite Martinique, y varias islas pequeñas a las que se les llaman las Islas Granadinas. La población del país se concentra en la capital es St. George, y sus principales ciudades Grenville, St. Davids y South’s.

Granada es conocida como la isla de las especias, debido a sus plantaciones de Nuez Moscada. 

Sus paisajes naturales y su gran actividad turística permiten disfrutar tanto de las costas caribeñas, como de aguas termales y lagos minerales en los cráteres de volcanes extintos.

En las cimas de las montañas de la isla de Granada están los bosques tropicales protegidos, como el Parque Nacional Grand Etang donde se encuentran las cascadas de Annandale y Seven Sisters. 

Granada fue poblado por los Arawacos y los Taínos mucho antes de la llegada de los europeos al continente americano. Cuando llegaron los españoles los Caribes lucharon y resistieron los intentos de conquista durante más de un siglo. Siendo hasta 1649 cuando que perdieron bajo la avanzada francesa. La colonización francesa se estableció desde entonces, en 1649 hasta 1763, cuando se le entregó a los ingleses a través del Tratado de París, quienes se quedaron dominando el país hasta 1974. Hubo periodos de intermitencia gubernamental, pues de 1779 los franceses recuperaron la isla por tan solo 4 años, tomándola de nuevo los ingleses en 1783 hasta 1974. Durante el periodo colonial europeo, la isla fue poblada por esclavizados provenientes del continente africano, historia dolorosa que el país ha querido rememorar a través de diferentes monumentos. 

Los intentos de independencia lograron que en marzo de 1967 el gobierno británico le concediera la autonomía para ser considerado Estado asociado. En 1974, Eric Gairy lideró el movimiento para alcanzar la independencia como estado soberano convirtiéndose en el primer ministro, no obstante, el gobierno británico no cedió del todo, dejando que Granada siguiera siendo parte de la Mancomunidad de Naciones del Reino Unido. 

En 1979 el Movimiento New Jewel Marxista Leninista derrocó al gobierno de Gairy y renunció a la Mancomunidad de Naciones. Para 1983 se lideró un golpe militar impulsado por una invasión de los Estados Unidos y, posterior a esto, se reincorporó Granada a la Mancomunidad de Naciones, bajo un gobierno de democracia representativa parlamentaria.

Molinere Beauséjour Bay

En Granada el turismo bajo el agua no sólo disfruta de la belleza natural, sino también del arte histórico, como sucede con el parque submarino en Molinere Beauséjour, donde se encuentran esculturas que dan vida al pasado y al presente de la naturaleza marina. 

Granada no olvida, y en su gran belleza natural sostiene la memoria histórica y el reconocimiento del pasado explotado que ha tenido, de ahí el Área Marina Protegida Molinere Beauséjour donde se encuentran las esculturas submarinas que conmemoran a aquellos que fueron extraídos de sus lugares natales para servir el proyecto colonial.

En 2006 se llevó a cabo la instalación de la obra artística llamada Viscicitudes del artista británico Jason de Caires Taylor, en la que se conmemora con esculturs submarinas bajo el agua en pleno océano, a tantos africanos murieron durante el trayecto a lo que sería una vida de explotación.

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