DAY 2: Cirque de Salazie

Cirque de Salazie: losing the trail and accidentally climbing a mountain!

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June 21st 2013
Day 2: Caverne Dufour to Hell-Bourg via Piton des Neiges & Cap Anglais duration: 7hr, 11km, 600m ascent, 2140 descent Back at the Caverne Dufour, the trail to Hell-Bourg (six hours) runs north across the saddle and skirts the rim of the Cirque de Salazie, passing through giant heather forest. It’s a bit of a mud chute, so watch your footing. After 1¼ ... read more

Africa » Reunion » Cirque Du Salazie » Hellbourg

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The Portuguese discovered the uninhabited island in 1513. From the 17th to the 19th centuries, French immigration, supplemented by influxes of Africans, Chinese, Malays, and Malabar Indians, gave the island its ethnic mix. The opening of the Suez Can... ... read more