PRESERVING HERITAGE & ECONOMY THROUGH YOUTH PARTICIPATION
THE PITONS WERE WORSHIPED AS GODS BY THE ARAWAKS. PETIT PITON REFERRED TO AS ATEBYRA REPRESENTED THEIR GOD OF FERTILITY AND FOOD; WHEREAS GROS PITON, REFERRED TO AS YOKAHU, REPRESENTED THE GOD OF FIRE, THUNDER AND RAIN.(Olson,1970)
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THE PITONS ARE A LIVING LANDSCAPE
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Inhabitants of Fond Gens Libres, one of the communities located in the PMA are descendants of the Brigands, enslaved people whom escaped to freedom in the rocky terrain of Gros Piton.
EXPLORE THE WORLD'S ONLY DRIVE IN VOLCANO
The well-known Sulphur Springs in Saint Lucia is the hottest and most active geothermal area in the Lesser Antilles
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THE PITONS MANAGEMENT AREA - A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
The PMA was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in Suzhou, China on June 30, 2004.
