Rodrigues Island is the smallest of the Mascarene Islands and a dependency of Mauritius. The island of Rodrigues is a volcanic one, it is surrounded by a 90 kilometres-long coral reef, which protects a shallow lagoon, twice superior to the expanse of its lands. The lagoon shelters 18 islets, amongst […]
Mauritius
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Mauritius is an island nation off the coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about 900 kilometres (560 mi) east of Madagascar. Since independence in 1968, Mauritius has developed from a low-income, agriculturally based economy to a middle income diversified economy with growing industrial, financial, and tourist […]