Long ago, before anyone lived on Grenada, the volcano erupted and left behind a bowl-shaped crater. Over thousands of years, rainfall filled it up to create the lake we see today. The water is calm and dark, reflecting the thick rainforest that grows right down to the water's edge. Clouds often drift through the trees, making the whole place feel mysterious and magical.
The lake sits inside the Grand Etang National Park, which protects some of Grenada's most important rainforest. Mona monkeys — brought to the Caribbean from West Africa centuries ago — now live wild in these forests, leaping between the trees and sometimes sitting by the roadside to watch visitors. Colourful birds and exotic plants fill every corner of the park.
Hiking trails loop around the lake and deeper into the forest. Some trails lead to high viewpoints where, on clear days, you can see both the Atlantic Ocean on one side of the island and the Caribbean Sea on the other. Standing up there, you get a real sense of how small but beautiful Grenada is — a green jewel sitting between two great oceans.