Saint Lucia is a Caribbean island paradise where bananas jostle with package tourism for business.

Located in the eastern Caribbean, Saint Lucia is one of the Windward Islands and lies about 12 miles south of Martinique and 90 miles northwest of Barbados.

While Saint Lucia's area is a mere 616 square kilometres, it is home to a remarkable range of landscapes - soaring mountains, rainforest jungle, volcanic craters, sulphurous springs, fishing villages, coconut plantations and some of the Caribbean's most pristine beaches.