Anse Mamin
Anse Mamin (Mamin Bay) is a bay on the coast with a small black sand beach in Soufrière District, Saint Lucia.[1][2]
It is located near Anse Chastanet and the two beaches are linked by a rocky path below the cliffs.[2]
Anse Mamin offers 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) of wooded trails.[1][2][3][4]
History
Anse Mamin is beautiful today, but has a tragic past. It was a sugar cane plantation in the 18th century, which was decimated by a flood in 1845,[5] abandoned,[6] and only ruins remained at the turn of the millennium.[7]
When Saint Lucia was a British colony, the authorities built local roads, called byeways, in the early 20th century, to connect Anse Mamin to Soufriere Highway.[8] At the time, Anse Mamin was "the first maroon village" in the colony.[9]
In 1991, Anse Manin was included in Saint Lucia's environmental profile, for its coral reef, and risks from both fishing and recreational over-use.[10]
Nearby locations
Other nearby sites include:
- Anse Mamin Bay, 13°52′14″N 61°04′46″W / 13.87063°N 61.07952°W
- Anse Mamin River, 13°52′15″N 61°04′43″W / 13.87075°N 61.07853°W
- The village of Mamin, 13°51′51″N 61°04′10″W / 13.86416°N 61.06939°W
- Anse Mamin Estate, 13°52′02″N 61°04′13″W / 13.86735°N 61.0703°W
See also
References
- ^ a b The Mini Rough Guide to St Lucia: Travel Guide EBook (eBook). Rough Guides. 2022. ISBN 9781839058813. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ^ a b c The complete travel guide for Saint Lucia (ebook). YouGuide Ltd. pp. 100–101. ISBN 9781837047659. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ^ Sullivan, Lynne (2007). Adventure Guide St. Lucia 2007. ISBN 9781588436535. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "Mamin locations". GeoNames. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ General Report of the Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners. Great Britain. Emigration Commission. 1845. p. 154. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ^ National Geographic Traveler, Volume 13. National Geographic Society. 1996. p. 81. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ^ Showker, Kay (1998). 100 Best Resorts of the Caribbean. Globe Pequot Press. p. 292. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ^ Devaux, Justin Louis (1917). The Revised Ordinances of Saint Lucia, 1916: Being the Statute Law of the Colony in Force on the 31st Day of December, 1916. Volume 2. Saint Lucia. p. 62. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ^ The Journal of Caribbean History, Volumes 34-36. Caribbean Universities Press. 2001. p. 121. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ^ St. Lucia: Country Environmental Profile. Caribbean Conservation Association. 1991. pp. 137, 145–146. Retrieved February 16, 2026.