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The crystal clear, blue water and the magnificent sun make the Caribbean island of Saint Maarten a
favorite vacation spot, one that is popular with North Americans during their winter holidays from
December through March, as well as with South Americans and Europeans from April through August.
The French and Dutch settled on the island in the 1600s, and to this day, the island is divided between
the two of them. The French capital is Marigot; the Dutch capital is Philipsburg. Tourists soon discover
that St. Maarten has an intriguing history. Ancient artifacts found on the island date back to the Stone
Age, 6,000 years ago! Tourists also learn that 1,200 years ago the Arawak Indians inhabited all the
islands of the West Indies and were a peaceful people living under the guidance of their chiefs. Three
hundred years after the Arawaks first arrived on St. Maarten, in the 1300s, they were defeated and
forced to abandon the island by a hostile tribe of Indians originating in South America. This new tribe
was called the Carib. The Caribbean Sea was named after them. Unlike the Arawaks, they had no
permanent chiefs or leaders, except in times of strife. And they were extremely warlike. Worse, they
were cannibalistic, eating the enemy warriors they captured. In fact, the very word cannibal comes
from the Spanish name for the Carib Indians. The Spanish arrived in the fifteenth century and,
unfortunately, they carried diseases to which the Indians had no immunity. Many Indians succumbed
to common European illnesses; others died from the hard labor forced upon them.
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