Share Indonesia’s Banda Islands Are Remote, Stunning, and Full of History Formerly known as the Spice Islands, the Banda Islands in eastern Indonesia were once the center of the global spice trade. By Saki Knafo February 16, 2021
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You probably haven t heard of them. You almost certainly wouldn t be able to find them on a map. But there s a case to be made that eastern Indonesia s tiny Banda Islands or the Spice Islands, as they were once known in the West have done more to shape the last 500 years of human history than any other place on earth. I ll come right out and say it: the Banda Islands are the birthplace of modern capitalism. Whatever you think of the economic system that rules the world and likely your lif