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Pompeii of the Caribbean: the Paradise that Instantly Became the World's only Ghost Capital

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How does a bustling, bustling capital city quickly become a grey, underground wasteland? Welcome to Plymouth on the island of Montserrat, the only place in the world officially designated as a capital city - even though no one has lived there for almost 30 years. Until the summer of 1995, Montserrat was a typical tropical paradise in the Caribbean, nicknamed the "Emerald Isle" for its green hills and surprising Irish heritage (it's the only plac…
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How does a bustling, bustling capital city quickly become a grey, underground wasteland? Welcome to Plymouth on the island of Montserrat, the only place in the world officially designated as a capital city - even though no one has lived there for almost 30 years. Until the summer of 1995, Montserrat was a typical tropical paradise in the Caribbean, nicknamed the "Emerald Isle" for its green hills and surprising Irish heritage (it's the only plac…

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וואלה! broke the news in on Sunday, December 21, 2025.
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