Canouan is one of the Grenadines Islands belonging to St Vincent. It is a tiny, arid island measuring just 3.5 miles by 1.25 miles. Its capital village (indeed, its only village) is Charlestown.
A barrier reef runs along the Atlantic side of the dry Canouan Island. It is outlined with rounded hills beneath the “Maho”, a 900-foot tall Mount Royal, which is, recorded the highest point on the island. Two bays, Glossy and Friendship, separate the southern side of the Canouan Island.
The beautiful Canouan Island is just 25 miles south of St. Vincent who in 1871 to 1969 was part of the British colony of the Windward Islands. In 1979, the island became independent with a secure democratic government based on the British system. History marks more than 200 years before Christ; a cultivated tribe called the Arawaks arrived on bunker canoes to the island. These new residents brought fire-burners, plants and animals, basic farming and fishing skills with them. They lived in peace for 1500 years until a tribe of fierce fighters called the Caribs, invaded and killed the Arawak men and took off with their women.
