For centuries, sugar cane was one of the most important crops in the world. As sugar cane grows best in tropical climates, European settlers saw an opportunity for wealth in Caribbean islands like St. Kitts. After colonization, forests were razed and replaced with sugar plantations to benefit the production of molasses, rum and raw sugar. As the oldest and wealthiest English colony in the Caribbean, St. Kitts once boasted 68 profitable plantations on just a 68-acre island. Things began to change in the 19th century, however. With the abolition of slavery, the downturn of Caribbean sugarcane market prices and the rise of European beet sugar crops, Caribbean plantations began to disappear.
Today, St. Kitts is one of the few Caribbean islands still growing sugar cane. Yet, all of the sugar fields are now state operated, with the entire crop processed in one government-run facility. Yet, in recent years, St. Kitts has come to be known more for its pristine stretches of sugary sand than its sugar cane. Though the island remains far less crowded than other destinations, the diverse activities available in St. Kitts have quickly come to rival the offerings of its Caribbean...
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