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This is a
picture of Curepipe city. There is in Curepipe a large number of
shops, it is one of the town of Mauritius well known for
shopping. Curepipe is well known for ship model boutiques. Here
are some shopping areas and attractions you can visit while
being in Curepipe, the salaffa arcade, the Manhattan complex,
courts, trou aux cerfs, the casino, the botanical gardens, and
the market place. Curepipe was in past a place where the French
settlers liked to live as it reminded them of their country
because of the temperate climate this area had. One of the
neighboring villages was even named Nouvelle France during their
settlement in this part of the island, which translated in
English means New France. Mauritius is not big but there is so
much to see in every town and villages. The population of
Mauritius is a melting pot of different cultures. There is
nowadays a population of over one million in Mauritius Island.
Mauritius has been before under the rule of the French and
English and is now a republic since 1992 and got its
independence in 1968. |
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