Mauritius: Aloe Fibres Industry!
Known under the scientific name of Furcrea Gigantea, it is uncertain whether this plant from which fibre is extracted was originally of indigenous growth [...]
Known under the scientific name of Furcrea Gigantea, it is uncertain whether this plant from which fibre is extracted was originally of indigenous growth [...]
We are forever grateful in Mauritius to benefit from a moderate climate temperature throughout the year. This condition allows us to fully enjoy tropical [...]
Mr. Pierre Poivre, Intendent of Isles de France, founded The Gardens of Pamplemousses, the earliest in the tropics in 1769, in view of experimental [...]
Appearing on earth 100 to 130 million years ago, the Cycas is the only genus currently known in the Cycadaceae family. It is represented [...]
#Didyouknow At Union, in the heights of Baie aux Huitres, at Rodrigues Island, “Tombeau Marragon’ is home to a place of remembrance; that of [...]
When visiting relatives or friends, I have always thought about what the essentials in their kitchen, utensils and electrical apparatus aside, could be for [...]
Sir Thomas Herbert, an English gentleman who landed in Mauritius on the 10th of June 1628, coming back from Persia was the first to [...]
It was dinner time, and I was on the road back from work. It has been a hard day at the office, with loads [...]
The demand for seasonal fruit consumption diminished with the closure of the borders to tourism. The gardens of Mauritius soon found themselves with a [...]
I could not wait to go shopping with my sister in Port-Louis, our capital city of Mauritius, on that Monday morning. We were going [...]