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Saint Kitts was originally named "Liamuiga" by its indigenous Kalinago inhabitants meaning "fertile land". Its highest peak, Mount Liamuiga, preserves this original name. Nevis was originally called "Oualie" meaning "land of beautiful waters" by the Kalinago. When Christopher Columbus sighted Nevis in 1493, he named it San Martín. However, it later became known as Nevis, derived from the Spanish "Nuestra Señora de las Nieves" meaning "Our Lady of the Snows". There is some disagreement over whether Columbus

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