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Roseau, Dominica, December 4, 2011. A panorama of Roseau, capital of Dominica.

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Overview

Few islands in the Caribbean can compete with the sheer dramatic majesty of Dominica, with its boiling lake, rainforest-shrouded volcanoes, sulfurous hot springs and superb diving.

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