The Big Etang Is a lake located on the territory of the municipality of Capesterre-Belle-Eau in Guadeloupe in the French West Indies. Part of the Guadeloupe National Park, it is the largest natural body of the Lesser Antilles and is accessible by the road D4 on a map that leads to the Carbet Falls. […]
The Water falls of Carbet are three waterfalls produced by the Carbet. They are located in the town of Capesterre-Belle-Eau of Basse-Terre in the Guadeloupe National Park, in the rainforest at the foot of the volcano Soufriere. In 1493, Christopher Columbus describes them in his logbook, The island of Caloucaera “Karukera” the name given […]
The Soufriere The Soufriere, nicknamed “vié madanm la” in Guadeloupean Creole, literally “la vieille dame” in French or ” the old lady ” in english. It is a active volcano located on the territory of Saint-Claude in Guadeloupe in the national park on the south end of the island called Basse-Terre. The town of […]
New Record For Passenger Traffic At Guadeloupe’s International Airport Abymes International Airport has broken its monthly passenger traffic record, with more than 241 thousand passengers welcomed last February. With 241,317 passengers welcomed in February 2018, passenger traffic at the Pole Caraibes International Airport grew by + 7.1% year-on-year and broke a monthly record, […]
It’s official! Guadeloupe is part of the Top 3 destinations the most delicious of the Caribbean. The results from this survey ? Guadeloupe took 2nd place !! According to the web site 10best which did a survey a couple of months ago, they asked participants to vote on the best Caribbean islands that had […]
There are many, many beaches to choose from when your on an island. But here in Guadeloupe you really have a variety of choices and there not all the same. The fact that on one side of the island there’s a volcano La Soufriere the beaches are of black sand. Very fine black powder sand […]
Taking the bus is easy for the patient It is very piratical and cost efficient to take the bus to some of your destinations while your visiting Guadeloupe. Although it doesn’t prevent you from renting a car for those really out of the way destinations, taking the bus can save you some money to go […]