Martinique, Fort de France

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The evocation of the word Martinique is magic, usually makes us think of white sand, cocktails and beautiful beaches. But Martinique isn't only this, this is also an island which is part of the West Indies, a French department with its own culture based on a colonial past, strongly based on West Indian Creole traditions. All the generalities of Fort de France are the same as the Martinique ones.

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[...] Actually the slave's descendants represent 95% of the population of the isle. A fact is that racism and discrimination are still present in the isle, a (white descendants of business men) won't have contacts with metis, nobody will forbidden him to marry a black women but if he do so, he will be isolated from his own community and will never be accepted in her wife's one. Second part The cost of living On the tourist point of view, I first have to say that the cost of living in Martinique is higher as to the food. [...]

[...] That's a natural disaster (catastrophe naturelle) which will lead fort de France to the status of first town of the isle : the eruption of the “montagne pelée” in 1902 which will devastate saint-Pierre. In forty years, the population treble (triple), it passed from persons in 1894 to in 1936. Population Actually there are inhabitants leaving in fort de France, that is to say more than 40% of the population of the island. Fort de France is a melting pot town, but unfortunately people are all classified. [...]

[...] They built a small fort in 1635 and established a settlement that would become the island's first capital, Saint-Pierre. The following year, French King Louis XIII signed a decree authorising the use of slaves in the French West Indies. With the exception of two short periods of British occupation, Martinique has followed the same course of history as France since 1635. Its administrative and political structures have been identical to those of the French Departments (states) since 1946, when it officially became a Department itself. It was granted the further status of Region in 1974. [...]

[...] It's really a great and magic moment, there are thousand people on the beach eating some fried chicken, listening to the radio for there favourite team, dancing on some dance-hall .and drinking litters of rhum!!! An advice (conseil) for girls : don't stay alone!!! Diving (plongée sous-marine) : There are many places to do this sport in Martinique, you can do it in a club or by yourself but you need experience, diving in Martinique make you enter in another world, forget your stressing life, welcome to the paradise! You can approach many fishes; they are really fabulous, fantastic! That's unbelievable. During 30 minutes you loose the notion of time, space. [...]

[...] First of all, I'm going to explain you the geography (where the isle is exactly) and the climate, I'm also going to develop the history of this little island which is very important to know so that we can understand the moral practises and the culture. Then in the second part I'll develop the tourist point of view. You're going to know the most important thing to do in fort de france, How to go there, the cost of living, and to finish what to do to enjoy this beautiful isle? Geography The Martinique is in the Caribbean isles between saint-Lucia and the Dominique. [...]