Shaped like a butterfly and originally named "island of beautiful waters" by the Caraïbe Indians, due to its many rivers and waterfalls, Guadeloupe is a little piece of paradise in the French West Indies. Discovered by Columbus in 1493, and a French Overseas Department since 1946, the island is home to over 400,000 inhabitants and basks in a warm, stable climate year-round. Not the first place th...
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