Tortoise gang

Rodrigues: François Leguat Giant Tortoise Reserve

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January 24th 2010
Giant Tortoise Reserve After taking the bus from Port Mathurin, past La Ferme to Cascade Jean Louis we made our way to the park on foot. The first sign said 400m so we followed the road along until we came across another sign which said something different. Luckily the weather wasn't too hot and sticky and we had planned in advance and taken some water with us and the view was ... read more

Africa » Mauritius

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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 attra... ... read more