Basseterre l\u00e0 tr\u00e1i tim khi\u00eam t\u1ed1n nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 thi\u1ebfu c\u1ee7a Saint Kitts v\u00e0 Nevis: m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 c\u1ea3ng v\u1edbi kho\u1ea3ng m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed1n ngh\u00ecn c\u01b0 d\u00e2n (\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00ednh n\u0103m 2018) n\u1eb1m \u1edf v\u0129 \u0111\u1ed9 17\u00b018\u2032 B\u1eafc, 62\u00b044\u2032 T\u00e2y tr\u00ean r\u00eca ph\u00eda t\u00e2y nam c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o. B\u1edd bi\u1ec3n th\u1ea5p c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u00f4m tr\u1ecdn cung v\u1ecbnh Basseterre d\u00e0i hai d\u1eb7m, n\u01a1i c\u00e1c tuy\u1ebfn th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i t\u1ecfa ra kh\u1eafp Qu\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea3o Leeward. Trong l\u00f2 nung \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0 nh\u1ecf g\u1ecdn n\u00e0y\u2014n\u1eb1m trong Gi\u00e1o x\u1ee9 Saint George Basseterre v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao quanh b\u1edfi D\u00e3y n\u00fai Olivees v\u00e0 c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec9nh n\u00fai Conaree-Morne\u2014l\u1ecbch s\u1eed, \u0111\u1ecba l\u00fd, kh\u00ed h\u1eadu v\u00e0 v\u0103n h\u00f3a h\u00f2a quy\u1ec7n th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e1o kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u00ecnh n\u00ean cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a c\u01b0 d\u00e2n th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 m\u00e0 c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u00ecnh n\u00ean c\u00e1c lu\u1ed3ng trao \u0111\u1ed5i r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn h\u01a1n c\u1ee7a v\u00f9ng Caribe trong g\u1ea7n b\u1ed1n th\u1ebf k\u1ef7.<\/p>\n
T\u1eeb khi th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1627 d\u01b0\u1edbi th\u1eddi Sieur Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p, Basseterre n\u1ed5i l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u1eefng ch\u1eafc m\u00e0 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec3m t\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a tham v\u1ecdng thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh nh\u01b0 th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4 c\u1ee7a Saint-Christophe\u2014m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea5t ch\u1eafp v\u00e1 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p \u1edf hai \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o\u2014n\u00f3 nhanh ch\u00f3ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng quan tr\u1ecdng khi Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed5 nhi\u1ec7m l\u00e0m th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1c v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1639, khai th\u00e1c n\u01a1i neo \u0111\u1eadu n\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00e2u c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 huy th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i khu v\u1ef1c. D\u01b0\u1edbi s\u1ef1 b\u1ea3o tr\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, Basseterre tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh tr\u1ee5 s\u1edf c\u1ee7a T\u00e2y \u1ea4n thu\u1ed9c Ph\u00e1p, n\u1ed1i li\u1ec1n Guadeloupe, Martinique v\u00e0 xa h\u01a1n n\u1eefa th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t trung t\u00e2m h\u00e0nh ch\u00ednh duy nh\u1ea5t cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi \u00f4ng qua \u0111\u1eddi v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1660. B\u1ed1n th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 sau, sau khi Ph\u00e1p tr\u1ee5c xu\u1ea5t v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7ng c\u1ed1 quy\u1ec1n cai tr\u1ecb c\u1ee7a Anh v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1727, Basseterre \u0111\u00e3 chuy\u1ec3n sang vai tr\u00f2 m\u1edbi l\u00e0 th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4 c\u1ee7a St. Kitts, t\u1ea7m quan tr\u1ecdng chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 suy gi\u1ea3m ngay c\u1ea3 khi c\u00e1c bi\u1ec3u ng\u1eef c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ebf qu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed5i m\u00e0u.<\/p>\n
Tuy nhi\u00ean, c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 t\u00e0n ph\u00e1 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed5i m\u1edbi li\u00ean t\u1ee5c. Chi\u1ebfn tranh thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba \u0111\u00e3 t\u00e0n ph\u00e1 c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh l\u0169y c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1; nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y l\u1edbn \u0111\u00e3 thi\u00eau r\u1ee5i c\u00e1c khu nh\u00e0 g\u1ed7 c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1; \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1 h\u1ee7y c\u00e1c con ph\u1ed1; b\u00e3o \u0111\u00e3 t\u00e0n ph\u00e1 c\u00e1c b\u1ebfn t\u00e0u; l\u0169 l\u1ee5t tr\u00e0n xu\u1ed1ng c\u00e1c ghaut c\u1ee7a College v\u00e0 Westbourne v\u1edbi s\u1ee9c t\u00e0n ph\u00e1 kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp; v\u00e0 t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng b\u1ea5t \u1ed5n c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 b\u00f9ng ph\u00e1t th\u00e0nh b\u1ea1o lo\u1ea1n. Sau tr\u1eadn h\u1ecfa ho\u1ea1n n\u0103m 1867 \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed5 n\u00e1t \u00e2m \u1ec9, m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c t\u00e1i thi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o ra c\u1ed1t l\u00f5i ki\u1ebfn \u200b\u200btr\u00fac t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i cho \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y nay. The Circus\u2014m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00f4 ph\u1ecfng theo Piccadilly c\u1ee7a London\u2014l\u00e0 n\u01a1i neo gi\u1eef l\u01b0\u1edbi th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i, \u0111\u00e0i phun n\u01b0\u1edbc trung t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ef1ng l\u00ean v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1883, \u0111\u1ec3 vinh danh Thomas Berkeley Hardtman Berkeley. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c bao quanh b\u1edfi c\u00e1c m\u1eb7t ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4i ph\u1ee5c theo \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e9t th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 19, qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y v\u1eeba th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n s\u1ef1 t\u00f4n k\u00ednh \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ti\u1ec1n l\u1ec7 \u0111\u00f4 th\u1ecb v\u1eeba th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh ph\u1ee5c h\u1ed3i c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m v\u01b0\u01a1n l\u00ean t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ed1ng tro t\u00e0n.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u1ecba l\u00fd \u0111\u00f3ng khung cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh ngang nhau. Basseterre chi\u1ebfm v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng ng\u1eadp l\u1ee5t ph\u00f9 sa r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a Thung l\u0169ng Basseterre, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao b\u1ecdc b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i c\u00f3 r\u1eebng, nh\u1eefng s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ed3i t\u1ea1o ra d\u00f2ng ch\u1ea3y theo m\u00f9a \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c ghaut. Nh\u1eefng k\u00eanh n\u00e0y, kh\u00f4 h\u1ea1n h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft c\u00e1c th\u00e1ng, b\u0103ng qua l\u01b0\u1edbi th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 t\u1eeb b\u1eafc xu\u1ed1ng nam\u2014r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 tr\u00ean Ph\u1ed1 Central\u2014nh\u01b0ng v\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m m\u01b0a l\u1edbn, ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed5 ra nh\u1eefng d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u0169 \u0111\u00e3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1 c\u00e1c tuy\u1ebfn ph\u00f2ng th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4 th\u1ecb. Ch\u00ednh c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u201cBasseterre\u201d, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ecbch l\u00e0 \u201cv\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t th\u1ea5p\u201d, ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh v\u1ecb tr\u00ed \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c che ch\u1edf c\u1ee7a th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n \u1edf ph\u00eda khu\u1ea5t gi\u00f3 c\u1ee7a gi\u00f3 m\u1eadu d\u1ecbch th\u1ecbnh h\u00e0nh\u2014l\u00e0 v\u00f9ng n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ed1i y\u00ean t\u0129nh, t\u1eeb th\u1eddi d'Esnambuc, \u0111\u00e3 v\u1eaby g\u1ecdi nh\u1eefng con t\u00e0u ch\u1edf \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, r\u01b0\u1ee3u rum v\u00e0 h\u00e0ng h\u00f3a trong v\u00f9ng. \u0110\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi v\u00f9ng Capesterre \u0111\u00f3n gi\u00f3 \u1edf ph\u00eda b\u1eafc, \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cong b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n ph\u00eda t\u00e2y nam n\u00e0y t\u1eeb l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 mang \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i \u1ea9n n\u00e1u cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i bi\u1ec3n, m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea9m ch\u1ea5t c\u1ee7ng c\u1ed1 vai tr\u00f2 l\u00e2u d\u00e0i c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t kho th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i v\u00e0 c\u1eeda ng\u00f5 h\u00e0nh kh\u00e1ch.<\/p>\n
V\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t kh\u00ed h\u1eadu, Basseterre \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ghi nh\u1eadn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng khu r\u1eebng nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1edbi th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi: theo ph\u00e2n lo\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a K\u00f6ppen, nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a n\u01a1i n\u00e0y dao \u0111\u1ed9ng \u1edf m\u1ee9c \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0 27 \u00b0C (81 \u00b0F) quanh n\u0103m, trong khi m\u1ed7i th\u00e1ng t\u00edch t\u1ee5 kh\u00f4ng d\u01b0\u1edbi 60 mm l\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u01b0a. T\u1ed5ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u01b0a trung b\u00ecnh h\u00e0ng n\u0103m l\u00e0 1.700 mm, m\u00f4 h\u00ecnh l\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u01b0a kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1 b\u1edfi b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 m\u00f9a kh\u00f4 x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00e0o. \u0110\u1ed9 \u1ea9m li\u00ean t\u1ee5c n\u00e0y nu\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1ee1ng v\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed3i xanh t\u01b0\u01a1i, duy tr\u00ec c\u00e1c ghaut v\u00e0 mang l\u1ea1i v\u1ebb b\u00f3ng b\u1ea9y k\u00e9o d\u00e0i cho \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0 v\u1eefa tr\u00e1t thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ef1ng l\u00ean trong th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 \u00f4n \u0111\u1edbi h\u01a1n. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u01b0 d\u00e2n, h\u01a1i \u1ea5m \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb7n v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n m\u01b0a r\u00e0o th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u00ecnh n\u00ean nh\u1ecbp \u0111i\u1ec7u h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y: c\u00e1c gian h\u00e0ng ch\u1ee3 l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn m\u01b0a r\u00e0o nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1edbi; \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 tho\u00e1t n\u01b0\u1edbc nhanh ch\u00f3ng khi b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi quang \u0111\u00e3ng; v\u00e0 th\u1ea3m th\u1ef1c v\u1eadt, sau khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eaft t\u1ec9a, s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i v\u1ebb t\u01b0\u01a1i t\u1ed1t v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa tr\u01b0a.<\/p>\n
B\u00ean trong l\u00f5i \u0111\u00f4 th\u1ecb, m\u1ed9t quy ho\u1ea1ch \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1eb3ng t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i, d\u00e2n s\u1ef1 v\u00e0 v\u0103n h\u00f3a. B\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u1ea1ch ch\u00ednh \u0111\u00f4ng-t\u00e2y\u2014Bay Road, Liverpool Row, Central Street v\u00e0 Cayon Street\u2014\u0111i qua th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 theo h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n l\u00ean t\u1eeb b\u1edd s\u00f4ng. C\u00e1c giao l\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang v\u1edbi Fort Street (c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Bank Street) l\u00e0 n\u01a1i t\u1eadp trung ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn c\u00e1c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng v\u00e0 c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng b\u00e1n l\u1ebb, sau n\u00e0y c\u1ea1nh tranh v\u1edbi c\u00e1c d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 khu v\u1ef1c m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 d\u00e2n s\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 khi\u00eam t\u1ed1n. V\u1ec1 ph\u00eda nam, Bay Road li\u00ean k\u1ebft v\u1edbi Port Zante, n\u01a1i m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m m\u1eabu Anh \u0111\u1ea5t khai hoang t\u1eeb n\u0103m 1995 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9a c\u00e1c b\u1ebfn du thuy\u1ec1n v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ebfn du thuy\u1ec1n c\u00f3 m\u00e1i che c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng ti\u1ebfp nh\u1eadn c\u00e1c t\u00e0u l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. Xa h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng, Deep Water Harbour ti\u1ebfp nh\u1eadn c\u00e1c t\u00e0u ch\u1edf h\u00e0ng, trong khi c\u00e1c b\u1ebfn ph\u00e0 li\u1ec1n k\u1ec1 th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n c\u00e1c chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn Nevis, Statia v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i khi l\u00e0 St. Maarten\u2014c\u00e1c tuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1edf kh\u00e1ch g\u1eafn k\u1ebft qu\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea3o v\u1edbi nh\u1ecbp s\u1ed1ng th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1eadt, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ch\u1eb7ng, d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n r\u1eddi r\u1ea1c.<\/p>\n
T\u1ea1i Circus, du l\u1ecbch giao thoa v\u1edbi nghi l\u1ec5 c\u00f4ng d\u00e2n: nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c d\u1ea1o ch\u01a1i c\u00f3 h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn vi\u00ean t\u1eadp trung t\u1ea1i c\u00e1c ki-\u1ed1t b\u00e1n \u0111\u1ed3 th\u1ee7 c\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng; xe bu\u00fdt du l\u1ecbch x\u1ebfp h\u00e0ng d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e1c h\u1ed1c c\u00e2y xanh; v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh n\u1ed9m ch\u1ea1m kh\u1eafc tr\u00ean \u0111\u00e0i phun n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi. \u0110i b\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n ng\u1eafn s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ebfn Qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0110\u1ed9c l\u1eadp, n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y c\u1ed9t tr\u1eafng c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 th\u1edd, m\u1eb7t ti\u1ec1n uy nghi\u00eam c\u1ee7a t\u00f2a \u00e1n v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng d\u00e3y t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 di s\u1ea3n\u2014minh ch\u1ee9ng cho th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 t\u00e1i thi\u1ebft\u2014\u0111\u1ee9ng im l\u1eb7ng. Qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng, t\u1eebng l\u00e0 trung t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n th\u1ef1c d\u00e2n, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c c\u00e1c s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n v\u0103n h\u00f3a, t\u1eeb l\u1ec5 h\u1ed9i \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c nghi l\u1ec5 ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c, nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh b\u1ea3n s\u1eafc k\u00e9p c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u00e0 tr\u1ee5 s\u1edf h\u00e0nh ch\u00ednh v\u00e0 n\u01a1i t\u1ee5 h\u1ecdp c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng.<\/p>\n
M\u1ea1ch m\u00e1u kinh t\u1ebf c\u1ee7a Basseterre ch\u1ea3y qua nhi\u1ec1u k\u00eanh. T\u1ea1i b\u1ebfn t\u00e0u, c\u00e1c t\u00e0u container d\u1ee1 h\u00e0ng nh\u1eadp kh\u1ea9u v\u00e0 thu gom h\u00e0ng xu\u1ea5t kh\u1ea9u\u2014c\u00e1 r\u00f4 phi, \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u1eed, \u0111\u1ed3 u\u1ed1ng, qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o, mu\u1ed1i v\u00e0 cho \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m 2005 l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed3n \u0111i\u1ec1n m\u00eda, b\u1ecb cho\u00e1ng ng\u1ee3p b\u1edfi c\u00e1c kho\u1ea3n c\u1eaft gi\u1ea3m tr\u1ee3 c\u1ea5p c\u1ee7a ch\u00e2u \u00c2u v\u00e0 c\u00e1c kho\u1ea3n n\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng ch\u1ea5t, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh d\u1ea5u s\u1ef1 k\u1ebft th\u00fac c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t k\u1ef7 nguy\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u00ecnh h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o trong nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ebf k\u1ef7. Sau \u0111\u00f3, c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed3n \u0111i\u1ec1n s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t nh\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n, chuy\u00ean v\u1ec1 c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 c\u1eadn \u00e2m, ch\u1ebf bi\u1ebfn th\u1ef1c ph\u1ea9m v\u00e0 ch\u01b0ng c\u1ea5t r\u01b0\u1ee3u rum, t\u1eadn d\u1ee5ng c\u00e1c truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1c k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i. C\u00e1c d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u1ecb th\u1ebf v\u01b0\u1ee3t tr\u1ed9i: Ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng Trung \u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng Caribe, c\u00f3 tr\u1ee5 s\u1edf ch\u00ednh t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, ph\u00e1t h\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i ti\u1ec1n t\u1ec7 chung cho s\u00e1u qu\u1ed1c gia th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean; S\u00e0n giao d\u1ecbch ch\u1ee9ng kho\u00e1n \u0110\u00f4ng Caribe ni\u00eam y\u1ebft c\u1ed5 phi\u1ebfu khu v\u1ef1c; v\u00e0 Ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng Qu\u1ed1c gia St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla l\u00e0 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t t\u00ednh theo t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n. C\u00e1c th\u1ef1c th\u1ec3 n\u00e0y t\u1eadp trung d\u1ecdc theo Ph\u1ed1 Bank v\u00e0 Ph\u1ed1 Fort, c\u00e1c v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t ti\u1ec1n b\u1eb1ng k\u00ednh theo phong c\u00e1ch t\u00e2n c\u1ed5 \u0111i\u1ec3n v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd b\u00e1o hi\u1ec7u s\u1ef1 chuy\u1ec3n d\u1ecbch t\u1eeb s\u1ef1 ph\u1ee5 thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o n\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p sang th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean tri th\u1ee9c.<\/p>\n
C\u00e1c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c v\u00e0 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y n\u01a1i tr\u00fa \u1ea9n trong t\u1ed5 ong ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0y. V\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a v\u1ecbnh l\u00e0 Tr\u01b0\u1eddng Y khoa Th\u00fa y \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Ross, n\u01a1i c\u00e1c gi\u1ea3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 khoa l\u00e2m s\u00e0ng chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb cho sinh vi\u00ean t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p h\u00e0nh ngh\u1ec1 to\u00e0n c\u1ea7u. G\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3, \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc \u0110i\u1ec1u d\u01b0\u1ee1ng Qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf trang b\u1ecb cho c\u00e1c chuy\u00ean gia \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp v\u00f9ng Caribe v\u00e0 xa h\u01a1n n\u1eefa. S\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y m\u1ed9t n\u1ec1n v\u0103n h\u00f3a khu\u00f4n vi\u00ean khi\u00eam t\u1ed1n, h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 c\u00e1c doanh nghi\u1ec7p ph\u1ee5 tr\u1ee3 - t\u1eeb nh\u00e0 \u1edf sinh vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn hi\u1ec7u s\u00e1ch - \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u1ea1i v\u1ecb th\u1ebf c\u1ee7a Basseterre nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t trung t\u00e2m gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc chuy\u00ean ng\u00e0nh. C\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng trung h\u1ecdc - hai tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f4ng l\u1eadp, hai tr\u01b0\u1eddng t\u01b0 th\u1ee5c - n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng con ph\u1ed1 d\u00e2n c\u01b0 y\u00ean t\u0129nh h\u01a1n, h\u1ecdc sinh m\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ed3ng ph\u1ee5c quen v\u1edbi giao th\u00f4ng b\u00ean tr\u00e1i v\u00e0 gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 40 km\/h \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng tr\u00ean to\u00e0n th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 c\u1ea3nh gi\u00e1c \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t xung quanh khu v\u1ef1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc.<\/p>\n
Tham v\u1ecdng v\u0103n h\u00f3a c\u1ee7a Basseterre th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u01b0\u1ee3t qu\u00e1 quy m\u00f4 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. N\u0103m 2000, n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c Carifesta VII, L\u1ec5 h\u1ed9i ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt Caribe, v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua nhi\u1ec1u th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 c\u00f3 quy m\u00f4 l\u1edbn h\u01a1n v\u00e0 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c, khi\u00eau v\u0169 v\u00e0 ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt th\u1ecb gi\u00e1c c\u1ee7a v\u00f9ng. B\u1ea3y n\u0103m sau, Khu li\u00ean h\u1ee3p th\u1ec3 thao Warner Park, \u1edf ngo\u1ea1i \u00f4 th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n, \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n c\u00e1c tr\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea5u v\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a Gi\u1ea3i v\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecbch cricket th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi 2007, \u0111\u01b0a Basseterre v\u00e0o danh s\u00e1ch c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e0 tr\u00ean to\u00e0n th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi v\u00e0 c\u1ee7ng c\u1ed1 v\u1ecb th\u1ebf c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 trong l\u1ecbch s\u1eed th\u1ec3 thao v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m nh\u1ecf nh\u1ea5t t\u1eebng t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n World Cup. Nh\u1eefng n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c n\u00e0y ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a c\u00f4ng d\u00e2n: t\u1eadn d\u1ee5ng c\u00e1c ngu\u1ed3n l\u1ef1c h\u1ea1n ch\u1ebf \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o ra t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u0103n h\u00f3a t\u1ed1i \u0111a, m\u1eddi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i v\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng gian ri\u00eang t\u01b0 v\u00e0 ch\u1ee9ng minh r\u1eb1ng quy m\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ea5t thi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i h\u1ea1n ch\u1ebf kh\u00e1t v\u1ecdng.<\/p>\n
Di chuy\u1ec3n qua v\u00e0 ra kh\u1ecfi Basseterre di\u1ec5n ra d\u1ecdc theo m\u1ed9t m\u1ea1ng l\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u1ea1ch tr\u1ea3i nh\u1ef1a v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3i nh\u1ef1a t\u1ecfa ra t\u1eeb v\u1ecbnh. Xe bu\u00fdt c\u00f4ng c\u1ed9ng, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1eb1ng bi\u1ec3n s\u1ed1 xe m\u00e0u xanh l\u00e1 c\u00e2y b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1eb1ng ch\u1eef \u201cH\u201d, ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 n\u0103m tuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00ednh: v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00e2y \u0111\u1ebfn Sandy Point v\u00e0 Capesterre, v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn St. Peter's v\u00e0 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn Molyneux v\u00e0 Saddler's, kh\u1edfi h\u00e0nh t\u1eeb c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 ga t\u1ea1i khu v\u1ef1c ph\u00e0 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng. Gi\u00e1 v\u00e9 t\u1ef7 l\u1ec7 thu\u1eadn v\u1edbi kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch: EC $ 2,50 cho c\u00e1c chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00e1m km, EC $ 3,00 cho c\u00e1c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1u km v\u00e0 EC $ 3,75 xa h\u01a1n. Taxi, mang bi\u1ec3n s\u1ed1 m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng c\u00f3 ghi \u201cT\u201d ho\u1eb7c \u201cTA\u201d, t\u1eadp trung t\u1ea1i ga Circus, n\u01a1i gi\u00e1 c\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ednh to\u00e1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc chi ph\u1ed1i m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec3m \u0111\u1ebfn. Bi\u1ec3n b\u00e1o \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1ed9 v\u00e0 quy \u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e1i xe tu\u00e2n th\u1ee7 - gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn Kh\u1ed1i th\u1ecbnh v\u01b0\u1ee3ng chung Anh - ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng b\u00ean tr\u00e1i, m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf v\u1ec1 di s\u1ea3n thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba v\u1eabn c\u00f2n t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i trong cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c k\u1ebft n\u1ed1i qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf, S\u00e2n bay qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf Robert L. Bradshaw chi\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t m\u0169i \u0111\u1ea5t ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng b\u1eafc c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, n\u1ed1i Basseterre tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp v\u1edbi London, New York v\u00e0 Miami, v\u1edbi c\u00e1c chuy\u1ebfn bay theo m\u00f9a \u0111\u1ebfn Charlotte, Atlanta v\u00e0 Philadelphia. V\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng nam, qua Narrows, S\u00e2n bay qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf Vance W. Amory tr\u00ean Nevis ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 c\u00e1c tuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng khu v\u1ef1c, k\u1ebft n\u1ed1i hai h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t m\u1ea1ng l\u01b0\u1edbi h\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng chung. Tr\u00e1i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi c\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng b\u0103ng hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i n\u00e0y, \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1eaft ng\u1eafm c\u1ea3nh St. Kitts - k\u00e9o d\u00e0i s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i km \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ray kh\u1ed5 h\u1eb9p 0,762 m\u00e9t - g\u1ee3i nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn k\u1ef7 nguy\u00ean m\u00eda. T\u1eebng l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng m\u1ea1ch m\u00eda v\u1eadn chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y trung t\u00e2m, \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ray hi\u1ec7n ch\u1edf kh\u00e1ch du l\u1ecbch tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng l\u1eb7p t\u1eeb Sandy Point \u0111\u1ebfn Basseterre, ti\u1ebfng l\u1ea1ch c\u1ea1ch nh\u1ecbp nh\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a b\u00e1nh xe g\u1ee3i nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed3n \u0111i\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e3 qua ngay c\u1ea3 khi nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a b\u00f3ng b\u1ea9y ch\u1edf du kh\u00e1ch mang theo m\u00e1y \u1ea3nh qua c\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ea7m v\u00e0 qua nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u n\u1eb1m gi\u1eefa th\u1ea3m th\u1ef1c v\u1eadt xanh m\u01b0\u1edbt m\u01b0a.<\/p>\n
D\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n nh\u1ecf g\u1ecdn c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ef1ng nhi\u1ec1u l\u1edbp: d\u1ea5u t\u00edch c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 XVII t\u1eebng b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ebf ch\u1ebf \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ecbch; c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 th\u1edd Georgia \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i sau c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ea5n; ban c\u00f4ng c\u00f3 lan can s\u1eaft nh\u00f4 ra tr\u00ean v\u1ec9a h\u00e8 \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fac; b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c v\u1ebd graffiti n\u01a1i thanh ni\u00ean hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u00ecnh; v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e1n h\u00e0ng rong ch\u00e0o b\u00e1n m\u00f3n h\u1ea7m n\u01b0\u1edbc d\u00ea, c\u00e1 mu\u1ed1i v\u00e0 b\u00e1nh bao cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i l\u00e0m bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng. Tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i bao quanh, d\u00ea v\u00e0 l\u1eeba g\u1eb7m c\u1ecf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh nh\u1eefng lo\u00e0i hoa lan b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n, trong khi l\u00e0n gi\u00f3 bi\u1ec3n mang theo m\u00f9i th\u01a1m thoang tho\u1ea3ng c\u1ee7a r\u01b0\u1ee3u rum t\u1eeb c\u00e1c l\u00f2 ch\u01b0ng c\u1ea5t \u1edf ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f3n gi\u00f3 c\u1ee7a v\u1ecbnh. M\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng mang \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed5i kh\u00e1c: \u0111\u00e8n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ed5 b\u00f3ng d\u00e0i tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e1t \u0111\u00e1 cu\u1ed9i; c\u00e1c th\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u00e2n \u0111\u00f3ng qu\u1ea7y h\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd; v\u00e0 c\u00e1c qu\u00e1n bar v\u00e0 c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u rum\u2014nh\u1eefng c\u01a1 s\u1edf khi\u00eam t\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trang tr\u00ed b\u1eb1ng bi\u1ec3n hi\u1ec7u \u0111\u00e8n neon\u2014thu h\u00fat kh\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i tr\u00ean nhi\u1ec1u ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef v\u00e0 m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o.<\/p>\n
B\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Basseterre n\u1eb1m \u1edf nh\u1eefng s\u1ef1 k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p n\u00e0y: c\u1ed5 x\u01b0a v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m l\u1ea1i; \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 xuy\u00ean \u0110\u1ea1i T\u00e2y D\u01b0\u01a1ng; \u0111\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 nghi l\u1ec5. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 n\u01a1i c\u1ea3ng thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4 th\u1ecb hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i c\u00f9ng t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i trong ph\u1ea1m vi \u0111i b\u1ed9; n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng con s\u00f4ng do n\u00fai cung c\u1ea5p c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp nh\u1eefng con ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn; n\u01a1i kh\u00ed h\u1eadu nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1edbi kh\u1eafc nghi\u1ec7t h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 c\u1ea3 qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 n\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 li\u00ean t\u1ee5c sinh th\u00e1i; n\u01a1i c\u00e1c ph\u00f2ng h\u1ecdp t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh h\u01b0\u1edbng ra c\u00e1c t\u00e0u ch\u1edf kh\u00e1ch; v\u00e0 n\u01a1i d\u00e2n s\u1ed1 khi\u00eam t\u1ed1n duy tr\u00ec nh\u1eefng tham v\u1ecdng v\u01b0\u1ee3t qu\u00e1 s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd.<\/p>\n
Trong ph\u00e9p t\u00ednh cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, Basseterre chi\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb tr\u00ed \u0111\u1ed9c nh\u1ea5t trong s\u1ed1 c\u00e1c th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4 Caribe. Quy m\u00f4 nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 n\u00e0y ph\u1ee7 nh\u1eadn s\u1ee9c n\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a vai tr\u00f2 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t trung t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ebf ch\u1ebf v\u00e0 trao \u0111\u1ed5i. Nh\u1eefng con ph\u1ed1 v\u00e0 qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn li\u00ean t\u1ee5c vang v\u1ecdng, ch\u1ee9ng minh cho c\u00e1c chu k\u1ef3 ph\u00e1 h\u1ee7y v\u00e0 ph\u1ee5c h\u1ed3i ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn h\u01a1n c\u1ee7a v\u00f9ng Caribe. C\u00e1c th\u1ec3 ch\u1ebf c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 - ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng, gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c, qu\u1ea3n tr\u1ecb - neo gi\u1eef th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 trong c\u00e1c m\u1ea1ng l\u01b0\u1edbi khu v\u1ef1c ngay c\u1ea3 khi ki\u1ebfn \u200b\u200btr\u00fac v\u00e0 nh\u1ecbp \u0111i\u1ec7u x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c th\u00e2n m\u1eadt c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o. \u0110i b\u1ed9 tr\u00ean c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i l\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u00e0 theo d\u00f5i v\u00f2ng cung c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ea5u tranh thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba, s\u1ef1 t\u00e1i t\u1ea1o h\u1eadu thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u00edch nghi c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 21, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u n\u1eb1m trong ph\u1ea1m vi c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t v\u1ecbnh r\u1ed9ng ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y hai d\u1eb7m. S\u1ee9c s\u1ed1ng b\u1ec1n b\u1ec9 n\u00e0y - sinh ra t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ecba l\u00fd, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nu\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1ee1ng b\u1edfi quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c duy tr\u00ec b\u1edfi c\u00e1c th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 c\u01b0 d\u00e2n k\u1ebf ti\u1ebfp - l\u00e0 di s\u1ea3n l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Basseterre. Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 v\u1eabn nh\u01b0 v\u1eady trong g\u1ea7n b\u1ed1n th\u1ebf k\u1ef7, m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 h\u01b0\u1edbng ra bi\u1ec3n ngay c\u1ea3 khi n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u1eefng tr\u00ean v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t th\u1ea5p c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh, lu\u00f4n s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng ti\u1ebfp nh\u1eadn, \u0111\u1ed5i m\u1edbi v\u00e0 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
Th\u1ee7 ph\u1ee7 n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a Saint Kitts v\u00e0 Nevis, Basseterre l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 gi\u00e0u l\u1ecbch s\u1eed v\u00e0 v\u0103n h\u00f3a. N\u1eb1m tr\u00ean b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n ph\u00eda t\u00e2y nam c\u1ee7a Saint Kitts, th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 nh\u1ecf n\u00e0y l\u00e0 trung t\u00e2m ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 v\u00e0 kinh doanh c\u1ee7a qu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ea3o n\u00e0y. Basseterre, m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u00e2u \u0111\u1eddi nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a v\u00f9ng \u0110\u00f4ng Caribe v\u1edbi h\u01a1n 14.000 ng\u01b0\u1eddi, mang \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t gi\u1eefa ti\u1ec7n nghi hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i v\u00e0 ki\u1ebfn \u200b\u200btr\u00fac thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba.<\/p>\n
V\u1ecb tr\u00ed chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 tr\u00ean Bi\u1ec3n Caribe trong l\u1ecbch s\u1eed \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3ng l\u1edbn v\u00e0 trung t\u00e2m th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i. C\u1ea3ng n\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00e2u c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 thu h\u00fat kh\u00e1ch du l\u1ecbch t\u1eeb kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi v\u00e0 th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i v\u00e0 du l\u1ecbch qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf. Basseterre, th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4 c\u1ee7a Saint Kitts v\u00e0 Nevis, t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o c\u00f3 c\u00e1c t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 quan tr\u1ecdng. N\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng v\u1edbi phong c\u1ea3nh phong ph\u00fa v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p, qu\u1ed1c gia \u0111\u1ea3o \u0111\u00f4i n\u00e0y t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y trung t\u00e2m v\u0103n h\u00f3a v\u00e0 kinh t\u1ebf c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh t\u1ea1i Basseterre, khi\u1ebfn n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf qua \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 cao qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 v\u00e0 hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o.<\/p>\n
Ngo\u00e0i ch\u1ee9c n\u0103ng h\u00e0nh ch\u00ednh, Basseterre c\u00f2n l\u00e0 b\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng s\u1ed1ng v\u1ec1 qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o. H\u00ecnh d\u1ea1ng l\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u01b0u gi\u1eef qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba Ph\u00e1p, trong khi c\u00e1c t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p c\u00e1c y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 ki\u1ebfn \u200b\u200btr\u00fac Ph\u00e1p v\u00e0 Anh. L\u1ea5y c\u1ea3m h\u1ee9ng t\u1eeb Qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng Piccadilly c\u1ee7a London, c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecba danh bao g\u1ed3m Qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0110\u1ed9c l\u1eadp v\u00e0 R\u1ea1p xi\u1ebfc nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh s\u1ef1 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t l\u1ecbch s\u1eed v\u00e0 v\u0103n h\u00f3a c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1.<\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Arawak, m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m d\u00e2n b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ecba n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng v\u1edbi ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p canh t\u00e1c v\u00e0 tay ngh\u1ec1 chuy\u00ean m\u00f4n, \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o Saint Kitts tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eadp c\u01b0 ch\u00e2u \u00c2u \u0111\u1ebfn. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb thung l\u0169ng s\u00f4ng Orinoco \u1edf Nam M\u1ef9, ng\u01b0\u1eddi Arawak \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp nh\u1eefng ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng th\u1ecbnh v\u01b0\u1ee3ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o. S\u1eafn v\u00e0 khoai lang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng lo\u1ea1i c\u00e2y tr\u1ed3ng m\u00e0 h\u1ecd tr\u1ed3ng; x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e1nh d\u1ea5u b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t khu\u00f4n kh\u1ed5 c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u1eefng m\u1ea1nh. N\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng trong ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef Arawak l\u00e0 "Liamuiga" hay "\u0111\u1ea5t \u0111ai m\u00e0u m\u1ee1", h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o n\u00e0y l\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e1c h\u00e0i h\u00f2a c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u1edbi m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng xung quanh. Nh\u01b0ng s\u1ef1 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ecba kh\u00e1c, ng\u01b0\u1eddi Carib, \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y ra nh\u1eefng tranh ch\u1ea5p l\u00e0m thay \u0111\u1ed5i b\u1ed1i c\u1ea3nh nh\u00e2n kh\u1ea9u h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o.<\/p>\n
V\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 17, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ef1c d\u00e2n ch\u00e2u \u00c2u \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn Saint Kitts, do \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 mang l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i l\u1edbn trong l\u1ecbch s\u1eed c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o. N\u0103m 1623, ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh, d\u01b0\u1edbi th\u1eddi Sir Thomas Warner, \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n ch\u00e2u \u00c2u \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ecbnh. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p \u0111\u1ebfn ngay sau \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 hai c\u01b0\u1eddng qu\u1ed1c th\u1ef1c d\u00e2n quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh chia c\u1eaft h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1627, v\u1ecb tr\u00ed thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i v\u00e0 b\u1ebfn c\u1ea3ng t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a Basseterre \u0111\u00e3 nhanh ch\u00f3ng bi\u1ebfn n\u01a1i n\u00e0y th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3ng giao d\u1ecbch l\u1edbn. \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 c\u00e1c s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m kh\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xu\u1ea5t kh\u1ea9u t\u1eeb th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, gi\u00fap th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y n\u1ec1n kinh t\u1ebf \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 thu h\u00fat ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eadp c\u01b0. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng tranh ch\u1ea5p th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean gi\u1eefa ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p, Basseterre \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n th\u1ecbnh v\u01b0\u1ee3ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t trung t\u00e2m qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u1ef1c ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 c\u1ea1nh tranh thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba.<\/p>\n
Vi\u1ec7c m\u1edf c\u00e1c trang tr\u1ea1i m\u00eda v\u00e0o th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 17 \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn Basseterre th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf l\u1ef1c kinh t\u1ebf l\u1edbn. \u0110\u1ea5t n\u00fai l\u1eeda m\u00e0u m\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a Saint Kitts t\u1ecf ra ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ed3ng m\u00eda, v\u00e0 c\u00e1c trang tr\u1ea1i nhanh ch\u00f3ng ph\u00e2n t\u00e1n kh\u1eafp \u0111\u1ea3o. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gi\u00e1 l\u1edbn v\u1ec1 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 b\u00f9ng n\u1ed5 kinh t\u1ebf n\u00e0y. H\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00e2u Phi b\u1ecb bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c trong \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n kinh kh\u1ee7ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o n\u00e0y th\u00f4ng qua ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng bu\u00f4n b\u00e1n n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 xuy\u00ean \u0110\u1ea1i T\u00e2y D\u01b0\u01a1ng. V\u1edbi c\u1ea3ng cho ph\u00e9p nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb b\u1eaft l\u00e0m n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 nh\u1eadp c\u1ea3nh v\u00e0 xu\u1ea5t kh\u1ea9u m\u00eda, Basseterre \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m trong ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng bu\u00f4n b\u00e1n n\u00e0y. S\u1ef1 gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 do ngh\u1ec1 tr\u1ed3ng m\u00eda mang l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t n\u1ec1n t\u1ea3ng cho n\u1ec1n kinh t\u1ebf c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 c\u0169ng \u0103n s\u00e2u v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t ch\u1ee7ng t\u1ed9c v\u00e0 b\u00f3c l\u1ed9t v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u00e2u d\u00e0i.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Saint Kitts v\u00e0 Nevis, con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u1edbi t\u1ef1 do l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed5i ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb v\u00e0 x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i ch\u1eadm ch\u1ea1p. Sau khi gi\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1983, \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i h\u00f3a v\u00e0 th\u1ecbnh v\u01b0\u1ee3ng ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu do Basseterre d\u1eabn d\u1eaft. Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n c\u01a1 s\u1edf h\u1ea1 t\u1ea7ng, x\u00e2y th\u00eam \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cao t\u1ed1c, tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 c\u01a1 s\u1edf y t\u1ebf m\u1edbi ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4 hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Tuy nhi\u00ean, Basseterre c\u0169ng g\u1eb7p kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n trong vi\u1ec7c gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft c\u00e1c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i bao g\u1ed3m \u0111\u00f3i ngh\u00e8o v\u00e0 th\u1ea5t nghi\u1ec7p c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 \u0111a d\u1ea1ng h\u00f3a n\u1ec1n kinh t\u1ebf v\u01b0\u1ee3t ra ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 gi\u1ea3i tr\u00ed. B\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eefng tr\u1edf ng\u1ea1i n\u00e0y, Basseterre v\u1eabn \u0111ang m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng, ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh s\u1ef1 ki\u00ean tr\u00ec v\u00e0 linh ho\u1ea1t c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n. Ng\u00e0y nay, th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n cho di s\u1ea3n to l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 tham v\u1ecdng t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n
N\u1eb1m \u1edf v\u1ecb tr\u00ed chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00ean b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n ph\u00eda t\u00e2y nam c\u1ee7a Saint Kitts, Basseterre v\u1eeba mang l\u1ea1i s\u1ee9c h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t th\u1ea9m m\u1ef9 v\u1eeba mang l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng gian h\u1eefu \u00edch. B\u1ed1i c\u1ea3nh tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai t\u01b0\u01a1i t\u1ed1t, bao g\u1ed3m c\u1ea3 ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai l\u1eeda \u0111ang ng\u1ee7 y\u00ean n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng Liamuiga, th\u1ed1ng tr\u1ecb th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u00ecnh n\u00ean th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. B\u1ed1i c\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ecba l\u00fd n\u00e0y mang \u0111\u1ebfn cho Basseterre m\u1ed9t l\u00e1 ch\u1eafn t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft kh\u1eafc nghi\u1ec7t trong khi v\u1eabn mang \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn ngo\u1ea1n m\u1ee5c ra Bi\u1ec3n Caribe. S\u1ef1 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3ng l\u1edbn l\u00e0 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c v\u1ecbnh \u00f4n h\u00f2a v\u00e0 b\u1ebfn c\u1ea3ng t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean tr\u00ean b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n gi\u00fap t\u1ea1o \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i cho ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i v\u00e0 qu\u00e1 c\u1ea3nh.<\/p>\n
Basseterre t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o c\u00f3 kh\u00ed h\u1eadu nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1edbi c\u01a1 b\u1ea3n, v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed9 \u1ea9m th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9 \u00f4n h\u00f2a. Nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9 trung b\u00ecnh quanh n\u0103m kho\u1ea3ng 27\u00b0C (80\u00b0F) t\u1ea1o n\u00ean m\u1ed9t m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu cho c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 du kh\u00e1ch. T\u1eeb th\u00e1ng 5 \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00e1ng 11, th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 c\u00f3 m\u00f9a m\u01b0a \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e1o, trong \u0111\u00f3 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u01b0a \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb7n h\u01a1n v\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng d\u01b0\u1edbi d\u1ea1ng nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n m\u01b0a r\u00e0o ng\u1eafn nh\u01b0ng m\u1ea1nh. M\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y gi\u00fap gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch s\u1ef1 \u0111a d\u1ea1ng sinh h\u1ecdc tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o v\u00e0 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 h\u1ec7 th\u1ef1c v\u1eadt phong ph\u00fa. Ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn cho du l\u1ecbch, m\u00f9a kh\u00f4\u2014t\u1eeb th\u00e1ng 12 \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00e1ng 4\u2014c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9 th\u1ea5p h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat v\u00e0 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u01b0a \u00edt h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n
Basseterre \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao quanh b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1t c\u00e1c y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh s\u1ef1 \u0111a d\u1ea1ng sinh h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o. Ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ec3 b\u01a1i l\u1ed9i v\u00e0 l\u1eb7n bi\u1ec3n, b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p v\u1edbi b\u00e3i c\u00e1t v\u00e0ng m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3ng xanh l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh. \u1ede ph\u00eda trong \u0111\u1ea5t li\u1ec1n, c\u00e1c khu r\u1eebng nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1edbi c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o cung c\u1ea5p n\u01a1i tr\u00fa \u1ea9n cho c\u00e1c lo\u00e0i v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i b\u1ed9 d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng quang c\u1ea3nh ngo\u1ea1n m\u1ee5c. B\u1ed1i c\u1ea3nh n\u00fai l\u1eeda\u2014bao g\u1ed3m c\u1ea3 N\u00fai Liamuiga\u2014mang \u0111\u1ebfn c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i phi\u00eau l\u01b0u v\u00e0 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m n\u00e0y l\u00e0 gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 th\u1ee3 l\u1eb7n v\u00e0 c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 sinh v\u1eadt h\u1ecdc bi\u1ec3n v\u00ec m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi bi\u1ec3n g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp s\u1ef1 s\u1ed1ng t\u1eeb nhi\u1ec1u lo\u00e0i c\u00e1 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c r\u1ea1n san h\u00f4 s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng.<\/p>\n
Ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh di s\u1ea3n v\u0103n h\u00f3a phong ph\u00fa v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n li\u00ean t\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, b\u1ed1i c\u1ea3nh ki\u1ebfn \u200b\u200btr\u00fac c\u1ee7a Basseterre l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn gi\u1eefa l\u1ecbch s\u1eed v\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i. V\u1edbi \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a Ph\u00e1p v\u00e0 Anh, c\u00e1c c\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh t\u1eeb th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n l\u00e0 l\u1eddi nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf li\u00ean t\u1ee5c v\u1ec1 qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o. Th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t b\u1eb1ng m\u1eb7t ti\u1ec1n b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7, \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1eaft ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p v\u00e0 m\u00e0u s\u1eafc s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng, nh\u1eefng t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y m\u1edf ra m\u1ed9t c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o c\u00e1c h\u00ecnh th\u1ee9c ki\u1ebfn \u200b\u200btr\u00fac c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 17 v\u00e0 18. M\u1eb7t kh\u00e1c, c\u00e1c t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 Basseterre hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i t\u00f4n tr\u1ecdng c\u00e1c \u0111\u1eb7c \u0111i\u1ec3m \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng trong khi v\u1eabn bao g\u1ed3m c\u00e1c \u0111\u1eb7c \u0111i\u1ec3m ki\u1ebfn \u200b\u200btr\u00fac hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i. Nh\u1eefng \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng - th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n trong vi\u1ec7c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng v\u1eadt li\u1ec7u b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ecba v\u00e0 c\u00e1c m\u1eabu thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf t\u00f4n vinh b\u1ea3n s\u1eafc v\u0103n h\u00f3a c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o - c\u00e0ng l\u00e0m phong ph\u00fa th\u00eam s\u1ef1 k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p h\u00e0i h\u00f2a gi\u1eefa c\u0169 v\u00e0 hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n
C\u1ea5u tr\u00fac l\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1eb7c tr\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a Basseterre, m\u1ed9t t\u00e0n t\u00edch t\u1eeb c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf th\u1eddi thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba, \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u01b0\u1edbng cho c\u00e1ch b\u1ed1 tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. V\u1edbi c\u00e1c con ph\u1ed1 ch\u00ednh tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i t\u1eeb c\u00e1c qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng trung t\u00e2m \u0111\u00f3ng vai tr\u00f2 l\u00e0 khu v\u1ef1c tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m cho ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i v\u00e0 th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i, thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y vi\u1ec7c \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n. Ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh n\u1ec1n t\u1ea3ng l\u1ecbch s\u1eed c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, m\u00f4 h\u00ecnh l\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00f2n gi\u00fap duy tr\u00ec ch\u1ee9c n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t trung t\u00e2m \u0111\u00f4 th\u1ecb b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n. C\u00e1c khu ch\u1ee3, c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng v\u00e0 qu\u00e1n c\u00e0 ph\u00ea n\u1eb1m d\u1ecdc c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i l\u1ed9 ch\u00ednh \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ed9ng, th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y s\u1ef1 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 v\u00e0 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e1c.<\/p>\n
Nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y \u1edf Basseterre \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u00ecnh n\u00ean quang c\u1ea3nh \u0111\u00f4 th\u1ecb v\u00e0 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb v\u0103n h\u00f3a c\u1ee7a n\u01a1i n\u00e0y. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t khu ch\u1ee3 n\u00f4 l\u1ec7, Qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0110\u1ed9c l\u1eadp ng\u00e0y nay l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng vi\u00ean c\u00f4ng c\u1ed9ng y\u00ean b\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n cho con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean t\u1ef1 do v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp. L\u1ea5y c\u1ea3m h\u1ee9ng t\u1eeb Qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng Piccadilly \u1edf London, Qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng Circus l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ed5 h\u1ee3p ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao quanh b\u1edfi c\u00e1c c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng v\u00e0 nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng. V\u1edbi v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p tr\u00e1ng l\u1ec7 theo phong c\u00e1ch Gothic v\u00e0 qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 huy\u1ec1n tho\u1ea1i, Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd Anh gi\u00e1o St. George l\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng v\u1ec1 di s\u1ea3n t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o v\u00e0 v\u0103n h\u00f3a c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o. L\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p, T\u00f2a nh\u00e0 Ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o v\u00e0 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i \u1edf ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a To\u00e0n quy\u1ec1n. M\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u g\u00f3p ph\u1ea7n t\u1ea1o n\u00ean ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 v\u00e0 gi\u00fap hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n l\u1ecbch s\u1eed v\u00e0 v\u0103n h\u00f3a c\u1ee7a n\u01a1i n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n
N\u1ed5i l\u00ean nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t trung t\u00e2m t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh l\u1edbn \u1edf \u0110\u00f4ng Caribe, Basseterre \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u00ecnh n\u00ean khu\u00f4n kh\u1ed5 kinh t\u1ebf c\u1ee7a khu v\u1ef1c. Ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng Trung \u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng Caribe, gi\u00fap ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t ch\u00ednh s\u00e1ch ti\u1ec1n t\u1ec7 v\u00e0 cung c\u1ea5p s\u1ef1 \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh gi\u1eefa c\u00e1c qu\u1ed1c gia th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean, c\u00f3 tr\u1ee5 s\u1edf ch\u00ednh t\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 n\u00e0y. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, n\u1eb1m t\u1ea1i Basseterre, S\u00e0n giao d\u1ecbch ch\u1ee9ng kho\u00e1n \u0110\u00f4ng Caribe gi\u00fap c\u00e1c doanh nghi\u1ec7p v\u00e0 c\u00f4ng ty \u1edf \u0110\u00f4ng Caribe giao d\u1ecbch ch\u1ee9ng kho\u00e1n. C\u01a1 s\u1edf h\u1ea1 t\u1ea7ng n\u00e0y gi\u00fap Basseterre tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t b\u00ean tham gia ch\u00ednh v\u00e0o t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh khu v\u1ef1c b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch thu h\u00fat c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c c\u00f4ng ty v\u00e0 nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0.<\/p>\n
Ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t \u1edf \u0110\u00f4ng Caribe v\u1ec1 t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n l\u00e0 Ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng Qu\u1ed1c gia St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla n\u1eb1m trong th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. T\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c n\u00e0y nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh s\u1ef1 li\u00ean quan c\u1ee7a Basseterre trong ng\u00e0nh ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng v\u00ec n\u00f3 cung c\u1ea5p cho c\u00e1c c\u00f4ng ty v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1t c\u00e1c d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh. C\u00e1c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady thu h\u00fat s\u1ef1 ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 li\u00ean quan chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 trong b\u1ed1i c\u1ea3nh kinh t\u1ebf l\u1edbn h\u01a1n c\u1ee7a Caribe.<\/p>\n
Ngo\u00e0i ti\u1ec1n, Basseterre l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trung t\u00e2m c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a \u0110\u00f4ng Caribe. Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 s\u1edf c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p \u0111a d\u1ea1ng v\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu xu\u1ea5t kh\u1ea9u c\u00e1 r\u00f4 phi, \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u1eed, \u0111\u1ed3 u\u1ed1ng, qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o v\u00e0 mu\u1ed1i. Ng\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1eebng th\u1ed1ng tr\u1ecb \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda v\u00e0o n\u0103m 2005 b\u00e1o hi\u1ec7u m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i l\u1edbn trong \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u01b0\u1edbng kinh t\u1ebf c\u1ee7a khu v\u1ef1c. N\u1ee3 n\u1ea7n ch\u1ed3ng ch\u1ea5t v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n d\u1ef1 ki\u1ebfn \u200b\u200bph\u00e1t sinh t\u1eeb k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch gi\u1ea3m gi\u00e1 c\u1ee7a Li\u00ean minh ch\u00e2u \u00c2u \u0111\u00e3 th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y s\u1ef1 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn n\u00e0y. Basseterre \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch \u0111a d\u1ea1ng h\u00f3a c\u00e1c ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u1edbi c\u00e1c khu c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 d\u00e0nh ri\u00eang cho ch\u1ebf bi\u1ebfn th\u1ef1c ph\u1ea9m, k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt nh\u1eb9, k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt c\u00e1 r\u00f4 phi, ch\u01b0ng c\u1ea5t r\u01b0\u1ee3u rum v\u00e0 c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e2m thanh. Ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y n\u1ec1n kinh t\u1ebf \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng, c\u00e1c l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c n\u00e0y c\u00f2n c\u1ea3i thi\u1ec7n n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c xu\u1ea5t kh\u1ea9u c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, do \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o t\u1ea7m quan tr\u1ecdng li\u00ean t\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 tr\u00ean th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng khu v\u1ef1c.<\/p>\n
L\u00e0 trung t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c xa l\u1ed9 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o St. Kitts, Basseterre do \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m quan tr\u1ecdng cho t\u00ednh di \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 k\u1ebft n\u1ed1i. L\u00e1i xe \u1edf Basseterre s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng c\u00e1ch ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn c\u1ee7a Anh, theo \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4 t\u00f4 \u0111i b\u00ean tr\u00e1i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. V\u1edbi s\u1ef1 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn h\u01a1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec1 xu\u1ea5t g\u1ea7n khu v\u1ef1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o an to\u00e0n cho tr\u1ebb em v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i b\u1ed9, gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 tr\u00ean to\u00e0n th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 lu\u00f4n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t \u1edf m\u1ee9c 40km\/h (25 d\u1eb7m\/gi\u1edd).<\/p>\n
Giao th\u00f4ng c\u00f4ng c\u1ed9ng \u1edf Basseterre \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd t\u1ed1t; xe bu\u00fdt c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ngay t\u1eeb bi\u1ec3n s\u1ed1 xe m\u00e0u xanh l\u00e1 c\u00e2y b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1eb1ng ch\u1eef \u201cH\u201d. T\u1eeb Basseterre, c\u00f3 n\u0103m tuy\u1ebfn xe bu\u00fdt ch\u00ednh \u0111i qua nhi\u1ec1u khu v\u1ef1c kh\u00e1c nhau c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o:<\/p>\n
Gi\u00e1 v\u00e9 xe bu\u00fdt t\u00f9y thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch; 2,50 \u0111\u00f4 la EC cho h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn 5 d\u1eb7m (8,0 km), 3,00 \u0111\u00f4 la EC cho h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh t\u1eeb 5 \u0111\u1ebfn 10 d\u1eb7m (16 km) v\u00e0 3,75 \u0111\u00f4 la EC cho h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh tr\u00ean 10 d\u1eb7m (16 km). Xe bu\u00fdt c\u00f4ng c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u00e1ng ch\u00fa \u00fd l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda nam \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c khu ngh\u1ec9 d\u01b0\u1ee1ng ch\u00ednh tr\u00ean V\u1ecbnh Frigate v\u00e0 B\u00e1n \u0111\u1ea3o \u0110\u00f4ng Nam.<\/p>\n
Bi\u1ec3n s\u1ed1 xe m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1eb1ng \u201cT\u201d ho\u1eb7c \u201cTA\u201d ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ecbnh taxi \u1edf Basseterre. N\u1eb1m \u1edf Circus, tr\u1ea1m taxi ch\u00ednh cung c\u1ea5p s\u1ef1 ti\u1ec7n l\u1ee3i cho c\u1ea3 c\u01b0 d\u00e2n v\u00e0 du kh\u00e1ch v\u00ec taxi \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o di chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m v\u1edbi m\u1ee9c gi\u00e1 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecbnh tr\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n
C\u1ea3ng n\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00e2u thu\u1ed9c s\u1edf h\u1eefu c\u1ee7a Basseterre \u0111\u1ee7 linh ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c x\u1eed l\u00fd h\u00e0ng h\u00f3a c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 t\u00e0u du l\u1ecbch. N\u1eb1m \u1edf r\u00eca ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a V\u1ecbnh Basseterre, c\u1ea3ng n\u00e0y r\u1ea5t quan tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng h\u00e0ng h\u1ea3i trong th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. N\u1eb1m \u1edf trung t\u00e2m v\u1ecbnh, C\u1ea3ng Zante ch\u1ec9 d\u00e0nh ri\u00eang cho t\u00e0u du l\u1ecbch v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9a nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. C\u1ea3ng n\u00e0y h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn du kh\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng h\u1ea3i h\u01a1n v\u00ec c\u00f3 b\u1ebfn du thuy\u1ec1n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n
D\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean gi\u1eefa Basseterre v\u00e0 Charlestown, th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4 c\u1ee7a Nevis, v\u1ecbnh n\u00e0y c\u0169ng h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng ph\u00e0 b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n. V\u1edbi m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00f3 s\u1eb5n b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c t\u00e0u ph\u00e0 kh\u00e1c nhau, qu\u00e1 c\u1ea3nh gi\u1eefa c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea3o ph\u1ee5 thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o tuy\u1ebfn li\u00ean k\u1ebft n\u00e0y. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 c\u00f3 c\u00e1c tuy\u1ebfn ph\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn St. Maarten, Statia v\u00e0 Oranjestad, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang \u00edt th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean h\u01a1n v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m th\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/p>\n
Du l\u1ecbch h\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb S\u00e2n bay qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf Robert L. Bradshaw, n\u1eb1m \u1edf ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng b\u1eafc Basseterre. \u0110\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1p \u1ee9ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng du kh\u00e1ch l\u1edbn trong m\u00f9a cao \u0111i\u1ec3m, s\u00e2n bay n\u00e0y cung c\u1ea5p c\u00e1c chuy\u1ebfn bay th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u1edbn nh\u01b0 London, New York v\u00e0 Miami c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1c tuy\u1ebfn theo m\u00f9a \u0111\u1ebfn Charlotte, Atlanta v\u00e0 Philadelphia. Ngo\u00e0i ra, s\u00e2n bay qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf Vance W. Amory l\u00e2n c\u1eadn tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o Nevis c\u0169ng cung c\u1ea5p c\u00e1c tuy\u1ebfn li\u00ean k\u1ebft khu v\u1ef1c trong v\u00f9ng Caribe.<\/p>\n
Basseterre l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec3m cu\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a tuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1eaft kh\u1ed5 h\u1eb9p d\u00e0i 58 km c\u1ee7a St. Kitts, bao quanh h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1eadn chuy\u1ec3n m\u00eda \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a Basseterre, tuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1eaft n\u00e0y ng\u00e0y nay thu h\u00fat kh\u00e1ch du l\u1ecbch. Tuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1eaft ng\u1eafm c\u1ea3nh St. Kitts ch\u1ea1y t\u1eeb Sandy Point \u0111\u1ebfn Basseterre, mang \u0111\u1ebfn cho du kh\u00e1ch m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1eafm h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o v\u00e0 mang \u0111\u1ebfn cho du kh\u00e1ch t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn ngo\u1ea1n m\u1ee5c v\u1ec1 quang c\u1ea3nh phong ph\u00fa c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o.<\/p>\n
N\u1eb1m tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o Saint Kitts, Basseterre l\u00e0 c\u00e1nh c\u1ed5ng s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111a d\u1ea1ng v\u0103n h\u00f3a v\u00e0 v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p thi\u00ean nhi\u00ean. T\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm s\u1ef1 gi\u1ea3i tr\u00ed tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 \u0111\u1ecba h\u00ecnh hoang s\u01a1 c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o, th\u1ee7 ph\u1ee7 nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 n\u00e0y c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n \u0111a d\u1ea1ng ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi lo\u1ea1i du kh\u00e1ch.<\/p>\n
Nh\u1eefng b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n ngo\u1ea1n m\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a Basseterre, tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i d\u1ecdc theo b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n v\u00e0 ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n du kh\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ebfn th\u01b0 gi\u00e3n d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi Caribe, Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o cho nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y th\u01b0 gi\u00e3n b\u00ean b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n l\u00e0 b\u00e3i c\u00e1t v\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a V\u1ecbnh Frigate v\u00e0 bi\u1ec3n l\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a V\u1ecbnh South Friars. Ngo\u00e0i nh\u1eefng b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n, th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u di t\u00edch l\u1ecbch s\u1eed bao g\u1ed3m C\u00f4ng vi\u00ean qu\u1ed1c gia Ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i Brimstone Hill, m\u1ed9t Di s\u1ea3n th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c UNESCO c\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn, m\u1edf ra c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 v\u00e0o qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o. N\u1eb1m tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i, ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i n\u00e0y mang \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn bao qu\u00e1t v\u00e0 b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc l\u1ecbch s\u1eed h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi y\u00eau th\u00edch th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean, C\u00f4ng vi\u00ean sinh th\u00e1i St. Kitts gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u th\u1ea3m th\u1ef1c v\u1eadt c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o trong m\u1ed9t m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn tinh t\u1ebf; m\u1eb7t kh\u00e1c, Romney Manor mang \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t thi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng y\u00ean t\u0129nh, n\u01a1i du kh\u00e1ch c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u01b0 gi\u00e3n gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng khu v\u01b0\u1eddn hoa phong ph\u00fa.<\/p>\n
Basseterre l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng phi\u00eau l\u01b0u cho nh\u1eefng ai t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c m\u1ea1nh. \u0110\u1ecba h\u00ecnh \u0111a d\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o mang \u0111\u1ebfn nhi\u1ec1u c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i b\u1ed9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i; nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn N\u00fai Liamuiga, m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai l\u1eeda \u0111ang ng\u1ee7 y\u00ean, u\u1ed1n l\u01b0\u1ee3n qua nh\u1eefng khu r\u1eebng r\u1eadm xanh t\u01b0\u01a1i. Nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m leo n\u00fai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn to\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o v\u00e0 v\u00f9ng n\u01b0\u1edbc g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3. L\u1eb7n bi\u1ec3n v\u00e0 l\u1eb7n v\u1edbi \u1ed1ng th\u1edf trong v\u00f9ng n\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ea1ch l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh, n\u01a1i c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng r\u1ea1n san h\u00f4 s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u sinh v\u1eadt bi\u1ec3n, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ni\u1ec1m vui cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111am m\u00ea n\u01b0\u1edbc. M\u1ed9t tr\u00f2 ti\u00eau khi\u1ec3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u01b0a chu\u1ed9ng kh\u00e1c l\u00e0 ch\u00e8o thuy\u1ec1n, cho ph\u00e9p du kh\u00e1ch kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n v\u00e0 c\u00e1c h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o xung quanh, m\u1ed7i h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn v\u00e0 v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p ri\u00eang.<\/p>\n
L\u1ec5 h\u1ed9i v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n t\u00f4n vinh qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 v\u00e0 s\u1ee9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp trong l\u1ecbch v\u0103n h\u00f3a c\u1ee7a Basseterre. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng 12 v\u00e0 th\u00e1ng 1, L\u1ec5 h\u1ed9i Carnival h\u00e0ng n\u0103m m\u1eddi c\u1ea3 c\u01b0 d\u00e2n v\u00e0 du kh\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ebfn tham gia l\u1ec5 k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m s\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch b\u00f9ng n\u1ed5 m\u00e0u s\u1eafc, \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c v\u00e0 khi\u00eau v\u0169. M\u00f9a Gi\u00e1ng sinh c\u1ee7a Basseterre \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c l\u1ec5 k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m s\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed9ng k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p ni\u1ec1m vui hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u1ecbch s\u1eed, do \u0111\u00f3 t\u1ea1o ra tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m k\u1ef3 ngh\u1ec9 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t. C\u00e1c s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n v\u0103n h\u00f3a qu\u1ea3ng b\u00e1 \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c, khi\u00eau v\u0169 v\u00e0 \u1ea9m th\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o trong su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 n\u0103m, do \u0111\u00f3 mang \u0111\u1ebfn cho du kh\u00e1ch tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m \u0111\u1eafm ch\u00ecm ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Kittitian.<\/p>\n
Du kh\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ebfn Basseterre s\u1ebd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn ch\u1ed7 ngh\u1ec9 ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi ng\u00e2n s\u00e1ch v\u00e0 s\u1edf th\u00edch. T\u1eeb c\u00e1c khu ngh\u1ec9 d\u01b0\u1ee1ng xa hoa v\u1edbi c\u00e1c g\u00f3i tr\u1ecdn g\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n nh\u1ecf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u0103m s\u00f3c chu \u0111\u00e1o, th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 n\u00e0y ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi s\u1edf th\u00edch. C\u00e1c l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn \u0103n u\u1ed1ng c\u0169ng \u0111a d\u1ea1ng kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m; c\u00e1c qu\u00e1n \u0103n \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau l\u01b0u \u1ea9m th\u1ef1c tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch cung c\u1ea5p m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 t\u1eeb c\u00e1c m\u00f3n \u0103n truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a v\u00f9ng Caribe \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c m\u00f3n \u0111\u1eb7c s\u1ea3n n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i. Mua s\u1eafm \u1edf Basseterre l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ni\u1ec1m vui; c\u00e1c ch\u1ee3 v\u00e0 c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u00f3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 t\u1eeb h\u00e0ng th\u1ee7 c\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn trang ph\u1ee5c xa x\u1ec9, cho ph\u00e9p du kh\u00e1ch mang m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0.<\/p>\n
Trung t\u00e2m s\u1ea7m u\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Saint Kitts, Basseterre l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c tranh gh\u00e9p ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh n\u1ec1n v\u0103n h\u00f3a n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o v\u00e0 s\u1ee9c ph\u1ee5c h\u1ed3i c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y. Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c tranh gh\u00e9p s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c n\u1ec1n v\u0103n h\u00f3a, truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 tinh th\u1ea7n c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng, n\u01a1i nh\u1ecbp \u0111i\u1ec7u t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o v\u1eeba quen thu\u1ed9c v\u1eeba \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t.<\/p>\n
\u0102n s\u00e2u v\u00e0o s\u1ef1 pha tr\u1ed9n gi\u1eefa c\u1ea3m h\u1ee9ng t\u1eeb ch\u00e2u Phi, ch\u00e2u \u00c2u v\u00e0 b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ecba, v\u0103n h\u00f3a Basseterre t\u1ea1o n\u00ean b\u1ea3n s\u1eafc ri\u00eang bi\u1ec7t m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ea5t tr\u00e2n tr\u1ecdng. \u00c2m nh\u1ea1c truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng bao g\u1ed3m calypso v\u00e0 reggae th\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed, t\u1ea1o n\u00ean m\u1ed9t b\u1ed1i c\u1ea3nh s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng cho cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y. C\u00e1c l\u1ec5 k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n chung l\u00e0 khi c\u01b0 d\u00e2n tham gia v\u00e0o c\u00e1c \u0111i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea3y truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c c\u00e1c m\u00f3n \u0103n nh\u01b0 m\u00f3n h\u1ea7m n\u01b0\u1edbc d\u00ea v\u00e0 c\u00e1 mu\u1ed1i. Th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ee5 h\u1ecdp \u0111\u1ec3 \u0103n u\u1ed1ng chung v\u00e0 tham gia c\u00e1c s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n gi\u00fap c\u1ee7ng c\u1ed1 m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7, c\u01b0 d\u00e2n Basseterre c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u00e0 c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng. L\u1ed1i s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean s\u1ef1 t\u00f4n tr\u1ecdng ng\u01b0\u1eddi cao tu\u1ed5i v\u00e0 l\u00f2ng hi\u1ebfu kh\u00e1ch tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi; n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n kh\u00e1ch b\u1eb1ng v\u00f2ng tay r\u1ed9ng m\u1edf v\u00e0 n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n.<\/p>\n
Gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a Basseterre l\u00e0 \u01b0u ti\u00ean h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ea7u; nhi\u1ec1u tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng cung c\u1ea5p cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i v\u00e0 tr\u1ebb em quy\u1ec1n ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn v\u1edbi n\u1ec1n gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng cao. C\u00f9ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng cao \u0111\u1eb3ng sau ph\u1ed5 th\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 Cao \u0111\u1eb3ng Clarence Fitzroy Bryant, n\u01a1i cung c\u1ea5p gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc \u1edf nhi\u1ec1u chuy\u00ean ng\u00e0nh, h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o n\u00e0y c\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 tr\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00ednh v\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1eddng trung h\u1ecdc. C\u01a1 s\u1edf y t\u1ebf ch\u00ednh trong khu v\u1ef1c, B\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n \u0111a khoa Joseph N. France, l\u00e0 trung t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 ch\u0103m s\u00f3c s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe cung c\u1ea5p cho c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ecb to\u00e0n di\u1ec7n. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, nhi\u1ec1u doanh nghi\u1ec7p t\u01b0 nh\u00e2n v\u00e0 ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1m \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn v\u1edbi c\u00e1c ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ecb y t\u1ebf c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft, do \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea3i thi\u1ec7n t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng chung c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n.<\/p>\n
M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 Basseterre c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec3m h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn, nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y v\u1eabn ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng c\u00e1c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i. Ngh\u00e8o \u0111\u00f3i v\u1eabn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u1edbn v\u00ec m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 nh\u00f3m th\u1ea5y kh\u00f3 c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1p \u1ee9ng c\u00e1c nhu c\u1ea7u c\u01a1 b\u1ea3n. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng tr\u00e0n lan, t\u1ed9i ph\u1ea1m v\u1eabn l\u00e0 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 m\u00e0 ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 c\u00e1c s\u1edf th\u1ef1c thi ph\u00e1p lu\u1eadt li\u00ean t\u1ee5c gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft. Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eabn th\u1ea5y b\u1ea5t b\u00ecnh \u0111\u1eb3ng, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 v\u1ec1 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng kinh t\u1ebf v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn ngu\u1ed3n l\u1ef1c, l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e1ng lo ng\u1ea1i. Th\u00f4ng qua c\u00e1c d\u1ef1 \u00e1n c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng nh\u1eb1m c\u1ea3i thi\u1ec7n ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y t\u0103ng tr\u01b0\u1edfng kinh t\u1ebf, c\u00e1c n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft nh\u1eefng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n
Basseterre t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng s\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 th\u00fa v\u1ecb v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u nh\u00f3m v\u00e0 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c t\u1eeb thi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng ngh\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 v\u00e0 truy\u1ec1n c\u1ea3m h\u1ee9ng cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n. Ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng chung v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 cao l\u00e0 c\u00f4ng t\u00e1c t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n; nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e0nh th\u1eddi gian c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh cho c\u00e1c m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch nh\u01b0 b\u1ea3o t\u1ed3n m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng, ch\u0103m s\u00f3c s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe v\u00e0 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c. C\u00e1c vai tr\u00f2 n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt trong vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00e1p \u1ee9ng nhu c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch tinh th\u1ea7n h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c v\u00e0 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c nh\u01b0 C\u00e2u l\u1ea1c b\u1ed9 Rotary v\u00e0 H\u1ed9i Ch\u1eef th\u1eadp \u0111\u1ecf St. Kitts Nevis. Nh\u1eefng s\u00e1ng ki\u1ebfn \u200b\u200bn\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft c\u00e1c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i m\u00e0 c\u00f2n c\u1ea3i thi\u1ec7n m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 trong x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i, do \u0111\u00f3 th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y s\u1ef1 th\u1ed1ng nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Basseterre, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Basterre trong ti\u1ebfng Creole Saint Kitts, l\u00e0 th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4 n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Saint Kitts v\u00e0 Nevis. T\u00ednh \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m 2018, th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 c\u00f3 d\u00e2n s\u1ed1 \u01b0\u1edbc t\u00ednh l\u00e0 14.000 ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3ng vai tr\u00f2 l\u00e0 trung t\u00e2m ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 v\u0103n h\u00f3a quan tr\u1ecdng trong khu v\u1ef1c. V\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ecba l\u00fd, Basseterre n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n ph\u00eda t\u00e2y nam c\u1ee7a \u0110\u1ea3o Saint Kitts \u1edf 17\u00b018\u2032B 62\u00b044\u2032T. N\u1eb1m trong Gi\u00e1o x\u1ee9 Saint George Basseterre, \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m n\u00e0y bi\u1ebfn Qu\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea3o Leeward tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng trung t\u00e2m kinh doanh ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3067,"parent":8003,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_theme","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8009","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8009\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8003"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}