Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Basseterre
Basseterre is the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis with approximately 38 958 inhabitants (est. 2005). The city is located on the island of Saint Kitts in the Caribbean Sea and represents one of the major trading ports of the Leeward Islands.
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Among the emblematic places of the city are:

Independence Square;
St. George's Anglican Church;
Brimstone Hill Fort, built in 1690, made entirely of black stones;
Orthogonal Circus Square;
City Markets and Craft Fairs.
Gastronomy
Kittitians and Nevisians use local produce, seafood, spices and game in their cuisine. The abundance of fresh fish, fruits and vegetables from the region helps Saint Kitts and Nevis cooks fuse local dishes with Caribbean spices.

 A good place to start is in Basseterre, the capital of St. Kitts, where restaurants represent the variety of cuisines. Other cities, such as Charlestown or Newcastle in Nevis, also have many varied types of restaurants, but local cuisine is also easy to find.
Cassavas, yams, pumpkins, avocados, breadfruit, golden apples, gyres, wild cherries and seagrapes are among the island's abundant harvests.

Seafood is extremely important to the island's diet. Lobsters, crabs, shell, shrimp and snapper are common delicacies, especially when combined with West Indian curry. Some popular main dishes are rikkita (champagne marinated beef with Italian sauce), cookup (rice and peas with meat), salted fish and roast suckling pig. Goat water, also known as goat stew with fresh vegetables.

For dessert, try an upside down pineapple cherry cake, perhaps with a scoop of soursop ice cream. Spiced fruits, especially gines, mangoes and grapefruit, are also specialties after dinner in Saint Kitts and Nevis, where the cooking techniques are simple, the results are delicious.
Weather
Under the Köppen climate classification, Basseterre features a tropical rainforest climate. As is the characteristic of cities with this climate, temperatures remain constant throughout the course of the year, with temperatures averaging 27 ° C (81 ° F) year-round. Basseterre has no dry season; all 12 months on average see more than 60 mm of precipitation. On average, 1700 mm of rain falls on the city annually.
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