Coloured Earths

Trou aux Cerf Crater

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February 5th 2009
Geo: -20.2554, 57.5517Wednesday 04/02/09 Mauritius - Indian Ocean Temps air 27°C Sea 29°C Arrived 08:00 to a clear bright day, we've booked an all day island excursion taking in the Black Gorge, Chamarel waterfall and the coloured earths, no sooner had we started off then the weather closed in, with the tops of the peaks alternating between being visible and env ... 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