MAURITIUS ~ Le Morne Cultural Landscape - UNESCO ~

...A great African island view situated in the Indian Ocean with its most striking feature... the majestic monolithic mountain... it is known for its importance as a former shelter of runaway slaves and a symbol of resistance to slavery... and also an excellent wind- and kite-surfing destination... Thanks a lot Roshan!! ヽ(ヅ)ノ

The Le Morne peninsula at the extreme southwestern point of Mauritius is dominated by the enormous, steep-sided basalt mountain of Le Morne Brabant, whose flat summit plateau rises some 556 metres above sea level.

Le Morne cultural landscape found in the southwest of Mauritius is a beautiful and historically rich mountain commonly referred to as “the wild South“. This hammerhead shark mountain formed refuge for slaves who escape from their masters in the 18th and 19th centuries. The escaped slaves formed small settlements in the caves and on the summit of Le Morne. The place is full of nice viewpoints over the west coast of the island and over the of the island. The oral traditions associated with the maroons, have made Le Morne a symbol of the slaves’ fight for freedom, their suffering and their sacrifice, all of which have relevance to the countries from which the slaves came from- the African mainland, Madagascar, India, and South-east Asia.

Le Morne has been inscribed on the World Heritage List of UNESCO on July 10, 2008 and is considered as Mauritius’ Cultural Landscape.

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Freshwater Fauna
(06-06-2016)

MAURITIUS

...A beautiful tropical "paradise" looking island...crystal clear water and amazing blue sky...white sandy beaches...palm trees...a perfect holiday destination for chasing away the winter blues ツ...would love to be on a beach like this right now ✈... Thank you very much Roshan!!

Mauritius  is a small, multi-cultural island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, North East of Reunion and southeast of the Seychelles. Mauritius also controls Rodrigues Island and the remote, sparsely populated Agalega and Cargados Garayos (Saint Brandon) islands.
The capital and largest city is Port Louis.

Trochetia boutoniana is the national flower of Mauritius. Commonly called "boucle d'oreille" which means earring in French, it was declared the national flower on the 12th of March, 1992, when Mauritius became a republic. It is endemic to Mauritius.

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The 63rd FIFA Congress
(Issued 30-04-2013)

MAURITIUS

Yippieeee....A card from an amazing, wonderful island. It is certainly one of the "Hard-To-Get countries" and my second written and stamped card ever from Mauritius!! It is great especially with the view of the Dodo:
The island of Mauritius is renowned for having been the only known home of the dodo. First sighted by Europeans around 1600 on Mauritius, this bird was an easy prey to settlers due to its weight and inability to fly. It became extinct less than eighty years later.
Love the stamps too...


Mauritius is situated in the warm and crystal clear Indian Ocean, to the east of the island of Madagascar, which itself, lies off the southeast of Africa near Mozambique.

MAURITIUS ~Salt pan area-Tamarin~

View of Tamarin the main salt pan area in Mauritius. Its an old fisherman village on the western coast that developed as a holiday resort especilally popular with surfers.