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Chamarel, Mauritius

Seven Coloured Earths

This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.

-20.4251, 57.3917

Le Pouce (The Thumb)

Moka, Mauritius

Le Pouce (The Thumb)

The “Thumb” of Mauritius provides a 360 degree view of the entire country.

-20.2195, 57.5023

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The Last Two Bois Dentelle Trees

Only two of these trees remain in the natural world, found high in the cloud forest of a Mauritius island.

-20.4175, 57.4844

A painting of the Champ de Mars in Port Louis in 1880.

Port Louis, Mauritius

Champ de Mars Racecourse

The oldest racecourse in the Southern Hemisphere.

-20.1692, 57.5101

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