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Paradise Revisited
The famous American writer, humorist and lecturer Mark Twain, when he was at the peak of his career as a successful author, travelled a lot. His travels took him to Europe and to more exotic places on globe. But only one place is known to have impressed him so much that he wrote down in the guest book of the hotel he stayed at: “Lord God created paradise”, impressed by his visit to Mauritius.
The great writer didn't exaggerate it this time - the grand mountains looking into the cleanest ocean waters, forests of relict trees, among which roam deer that are not afraid of humans - all of these things bring to mind the idea of paradise the way we imagine it could have looked.
Mauritius (officially: Republic of Mauritius) is an island country, lying about 500 miles (800 km) east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The capital is Port Louis; area - 788 square miles (2,040 square km); population - about one million two hundred thousand people. Mauritius is volcanic in origin and almost surrounded by coral reefs. The climate is maritime subtropical with same temperature throughout the year.
Mauritius was probably known to Arab sailors from the 10th century, or earlier.
They called it “The Eastern Island." The island was definitely uninhabited. It was visited by the Portuguese in the early 16th century, but they did not settle the island which they called Cirne.
In the early 17th century a French fleet arrived at Mauritius but there was no one to fight in order to take possession of the island, and soon the French East India Company occupied Mauritius, which was renamed Ile de France.
At the beginning of the 19th century, when England and France were at war, Ile de France was a continual threat to British. In 1810 British ships entered the port, to be joined by several other ships a short while later. There was no fighting this time either. Tea customs, laws, and language remained French, but the name Mauritius was reinstated. Slavery was abolished in 1835, and the slaves were replaced by Indian and Chinese employees. The rich ethnic mix - Dutch, French, British, Chinese, and Indian - produced handsome people.
In 1968 Mauritius became independent, first a monarchy, and later a republic.
The island has 90 first-class hotels and it is one of the major tourist attractions of the world. You can hunt deer, climb up and into volcano, you can rent a catamaran, a sailing boat or a yacht, or even a helicopter. You can take a walk on the bottom of the ocean. The beaches are kept ideally clean.
Among the regular visitors are Alain Delon, Belmondo and Monsieur Le President Jacque Chirac.
Paris is a nice place indeed but it can hardly contest Mauritius.

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