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Browse more guides: Dominica travel | North America destinations Best Traditional Dominican Roseau Morne Trois Pitons UNESCO 1997 Boiling Lake 92°C Emerald Trafalgar 38 m Champagne Kalinago 1903 3,700 and Dominica Heritage Tour Destinations TL;DR Dominican (Dominica) - Commonwealth of Dominica + ~70,000 population - preserves the most-significant Roseau, Morne Trois Pitons, Boiling Lake, Champagne Reef, and Kalinago heritage and the renowned Nature Isle of the Caribbean. Major destinations: Roseau capital and Old Market 17th century and Roseau Cathedral 1916 + Botanical Gardens 1890 + Pretoria's Bus Stop schoolbus tree split by Hurricane David 1979 , Morne Trois Pitons National Park UNESCO 1997 + 9 active volcanoes, Boeri Lake, Freshwater Lake, Valley of Desolation, and Boiling Lake 92°C second-largest hot lake in the world 60 m wide 75 m deep + 6-hour hike to it , Emerald Pool 50-meter hike + 12 m waterfall pool, verdant rainforest, and film Pirates of the Caribbean 2003 , T...

Browse more guides: Dominica travel | North America destinations Best Traditional Caribbean Dominica Nature Island Heritage Tour Destinations TL;DR Dominica - not to be confused with the Dominican Republic - is the "Nature Island" of the Caribbean, a 750 km² volcanic island between Guadeloupe and Martinique with the most undeveloped rainforest, the only territory inhabited by descendants of the original Carib (Kalinago) people, and 365 rivers (one for each day of the year). Major destinations: Morne Trois Pitons National Park (UNESCO Natural Heritage), Boiling Lake (the world's second-largest boiling lake), Kalinago Territory , Roseau the capital, Cabrits National Park , plus broader Dominica cultural-tourism. Plan a 5-7 day Dominica trip with a focus on hiking. This is the most authentic eco-tourism destination in the Caribbean and the only Caribbean island where the original indigenous population still has a recognised territory. Background Dominica was set...