Nevis, a small Caribbean island, once thrived on the sugar cane industry.  Scattered throughout the island are abandoned remnants of 19th c. sugar mills and plantations.  Many are now repurposed as unique hotels and restaurants or preserved as museums, thus giving visitors an intimate glimpse into the history of the island.

The sugar mills used wind or animal power to brush the cane and extract juices which was then boiled in large copper pots.  The last Sugar factory on Nevis ceased production in the 1950s.

Nevis, part of the twin-island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis, is also known for its free-roaming green vermet monkeys introduced by the French in the 17th c.