Passport/Visa Requirements: All U.S. citizens must have a passport when traveling by air to or from Bermuda, Canada, the Caribbean, Central and South America and Mexico. Citizens of Canada, Mexico and the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda also must have a passport or other designated secure document to enter the U.S.
Beginning 1 June 2009, passports are required for land crossings at the Canadian and Mexican borders with the U.S. and for cruise passengers returning to the U.S. from Mexico, the Caribbean, Canada or Bermuda.
Proof of onward passage is required by all. Departure tax is about US$25, payable in cash at the airport if not included in your ticket. (Children younger than 12 are exempt.) Reconfirm travel document requirements with your carrier before departure.
Population: 170,649.
Languages: English, Creole (French patois).
Predominant Religions: Christian (Roman Catholic, Protestant).
Time Zone: 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (-4 GMT). Daylight Saving Time is not observed.
Voltage Requirements: 220 volts.
Telephone Codes: 758, country code;
For More Information
Tourist OfficesSt. Lucia: St. Lucia Tourist Board, P.O. Box 221, Jeremie St., Castries, St. Lucia. Phone 758-452-4094. Fax 758-453-1121. http://www.stlucia.org.
Canada: St. Lucia Tourist Board, 8 King Street E., Suite 700, Toronto, ON M5C 1B5. Phone 416-362-4242. Toll-free 800-869-0377. Fax 416-362-7832.
U.S.: St. Lucia Tourist Board, 800 Second Ave., Suite 400G, New York, NY 10017. Phone 212-867-2950. Toll-free 800-456-3984. Fax 212-867-2795.
St. Lucia Embassies
Canada: High Commission for the Countries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, 112 Kent St., Suite 1610, Place de Ville, Tower B, Ottawa, ON K1P 5P2. Phone 613-236-8952. Fax 613-236-3042.
U.S.: Embassy of St. Lucia, 3216 New Mexico Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20015. Phone 202-364-6792. Fax 202-364-6723.
Foreign Embassies Serving St. Lucia
Canada: Canada is represented by its high commission in Barbados: Bishop's Court Hill, St. Michael, Bridgetown. Phone 246-429-3550. Fax 246-429-3780.
U.S.: The U.S. is represented by its embassy in Barbados: Wildey Business Park, Wildey, St. Michael, 50. Phone 246-436-4950. Fax 246-429-5246. http://barbados.usembassy.gov. The consular section of the embassy may be contacted at 246-431-0225.
U.K.: British High Commission, Francis Compton Building, Second Floor, Waterfront, Castries, St. Lucia. Phone 758-452-2484. Fax 758-453-1543. http://www.fco.gov.uk.
Additional Reading
Collected Poems 1948-1984 by Derek Walcott (Noonday Press). An anthology of the most famous poems by St. Lucia's Nobel Prize-winning author.
