Archaeological evidence suggests that Trinidad was the first Caribbean island to have been settled as early as 9000/8000 BCE. However, the first settlers most likely arrived in Trinidad when it was still attached to South America by land bridges.
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Historical Sites in the CaribbeanCuba dominates with 9 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The full list of historical sites in the Caribbean is alphabetical by country, and then the year the historic site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Founded c. 600 BC by Greek settlers from Phocaea, Marseille is the oldest city in France, as well as one of Europe's oldest continuously inhabited settlements.
1. Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Inhabited since: 7000 B.C. The oldest city in Europe has been continuously inhabited since around the sixth millennium B.C. and is also one of the oldest in the world.
Paris is older than London. A Gallic tribe known as the Parisii established what would later be called Paris around 250 BC, while the Romans established London in 50 AD.
1. The Caribbean region is what's called an archipelago, made up of around 700 islands, islets, reefs and caves. 2. Only around 2% of the islands in the Caribbean are actually inhabited by people.