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  Sunday 14 march 2010
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Mauritius Island

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Handcrafts and Tradition

Mauritius: the island of diamonds

A jewel in the Indian Ocean, Mauritius ill uminates the world’s diamond market. Even without a precious stone mine on the island, one man has used his diamond - cutting knowl edge in combination with wholesale, premium diamonds to offer high-quality stones at rock-bottom prices.


Pem, the woodcarver

Carved from the wood or from the roots, the sculptures of Pem represent crooked faces and shapes.  It is a strange forest in the midst of a concrete building in an area of Caudan.   




The salt workers

Let's head towards the saline of Tamarin. Very often, early in the morning, one can spot salt workers in the salt-marsh shoveling salt. A ritual that has not changed much for nearly two centuries.


The little hands of the fields

After each sugar cane harvest, the machines give way to the little hands of this essential sector of the island.


The market of Port-Louis: A colourful meeting point

Nestled right in the heart of the city, the market of Port Louis is a place where one'll meet all kinds of people and where an array of products is displayed.


A tour of a sugar factory in the midst of a culture

Initially, an ancient forge, then an "indigo manufactory" in the 18th century, the Beau Plan sugar factory was converted into a museum dedicated to sugar along with its universe until 1999.  It goes back over the epic of this commodity that has permeated the History of Mauritius through the "aventure du sucre.".


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