St. LuciaSt. LuciaSt. Lucia

Travel and Scuba Facts
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT:  UVF ( Hewanorra ) or SLU thru ( Vigie ) w/AA from SJU
CAPITAL CITY: Castries
HIGHEST POINT: Petit Piton is 2,469ft & Gros Piton is 2,619ft
AIRLINES: American Airlines  800-624-6262
BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE:  Check with each airline
DEPARTURE TAX: approx. US $12 / per person
ENTRY DOCUMENTS: Proof of citizenship & return ticket
TIME:
Eastern Standard Time plus one hour
LANGUAGE: English - Patois
CURRENCY:
US$1 = 2.7EC ( Eastern Caribbean EC )
SIZE OF COUNTRY: 27 ml long, 14 ml wide
POPULATION: Approximately 140,000
ELECTRICITY: 220V/5Ocycles
TELEPHONE: From US 1-758 + 7 digits
CLIMATE: Tropical - Hot, and dry
AIR TEMPERATURE
95/75 ( summer ) - 85/65 
( winter )
CLOTHING: Light, informal
EVENTS:  
WATER TEMPERATURE: Average of 80F
VISIBILITY: 50 to 100 ft
RAINY SEASON: August to November
BEST TIME/DIVE: Anytime
KIND OF DIVING: Hard coral, gorgonians, sponges, mini walls, lots of squid.
Electric rays, night dives, wrecks. Have to do a check out beach dive first.
DECOMPRESSION:  
INOCULATIONS: None required
DRINKING H2O: Fine
DRIVING LICENSE: Not needed
OTHER ACTIVITIES:  Rain forests walks, shopping, Fishing, water sports, tennis, Plantation tours, climb the Pitons, day trips to Martinique etc...
TOURISM BOARD:  US 212-867-2950 or 800-456-3984 ( New York )
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