Articles of category "Guadeloupe"

The homeland of French Creole with its living culture, language and colors, Guadeloupe is comprised of two major islands: Grande Terre and Basse Terre, as well as a number of smaller ones. The culture and people is here a blend of African, East Indian and European origin. Known as Karakera, this Island of Beautiful Waters was renamed by Christopher Columbus for Santa Maria de Guadeloupe in 1493. While you're there, remember that Guadeloupe hotels provide the right kind of diversity to make your vacation a memorable one.

Located in the west of Grande Terre, the lowest part on the Atlantic East coast, Pointe a Pitre is the major town of the French Caribbean island and one of the most important and influential towns in Guadeloupe. The island's economical capital, its population totaled 28,300 as of 1999. The name of the town comes from the wharf of a fisherman who settled in Pointe a Peter in the XVII century. Since then the town has been damaged and rebuilt many times.