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Background: Discovered by the Portuguese in 1505, Mauritius was subsequently held by the Dutch, French, and British before independence was attained in 1968. A stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record, the country has attracted considerable foreign investment and has earned one of Africa's highest per capita incomes. Recent poor weather and declining sugar prices have slowed economic growth, leading to some protests over standards of living in the Creole community.




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Hello all I thought I would write some final words to close the blog and draw the curtain on my travels. As I have told some of my friends, taking time off is the best thing I did for myself. At the risk of sounding zen, it has been an immensely rewarding experience. My travels have allowed me to rediscover myself and the values I hold dear, and it was a good test of my mettle. There were times I wanted to quit and go back home but I managed to find it in myself to press on. Undoubtedly, the hardest [View Full Entry]

The adventures of TJ and the Beej in South America - Leena Beejadhur | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 16th 2009 | 48 Views | [diary=437015]


It is an n amazing place to see giant tortoise and crocodile here in Mauritius. It has around 200 giant Tortoise rooming around there u can sit on them for a photo shoot, they also have hatchery of tortoise. They have hatchery for tortoise starting from 1 yrs till 10 yrs and more. It has also a collection of butterflies and insects museum known as insectariums. Visitations there mean you will go beyond your imagination of viewing the insects and beautiful butterflies of different shape and colors. You also come across fruit bats which are from Madagascar. They have collection of [View Full Entry]

Aryan - Niraj Kumar Singh | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: April 27th 2009 | 113 Views | [diary=394290]


Mauritius an Ultimate Tourist and HoneyMoon Destination. PLACES OF INTEREST Jardin Botanique de Pamplemousses The jewel of the crown! The gardens are known to naturalists throughout the world for their countless species of indigenous and exotic plants, including the giant Victorial Regia water lilies, and the talipot palm, said to flower once every sixty years and then die. The garden was created by Pierre Poivre in 1767 in the Estate of the French Governor Mahe de Labourdonnais. The latter's Chateau de Mon Plaisir, built in 1735, can still be seen there. Coloured Earths of Chamarel [View Full Entry]

Aryan - Niraj Kumar Singh | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 13th 2008 | 382 Views | [diary=333836]


By dominic
June 3rd 2007
Road trip Africa » Mauritius » Quatre Bornes
south of Mauritius Dominic Boland[url='/Videos/3548.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/3548.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;'] Le souffleur!<-- have a look at this video! Well road trips in Mauritius are pretty limited, knowing that the island is small! So we went to the south of the Island to visit Rochester falls, and a place called le souffleur! Luckily for us, there were HUGE waves this day so we got to experience the souffleur in the best conditions! see for yourselves with the photos and vid [View Full Entry]

dominic - Dominic Boland | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 3rd 2007 | 125 Views | [diary=165572]

RUN!
yeah right
Rochester falls