Quatre Bornes

Located about 10 miles to the south of Port Louis in the southwestern part of the Mauritius is Quatre Bornes (French for Four Corners). The town is named after the number of sugar estates marking its original boundaries.

Apart from wandering the streets, discovering little restaurants and exploring the day to day of local life, there is not much to do in Quatre Bornes. There is, however, a colourful market, open on Thursdays and Sundays.

Should you visit around January-February, there is a remarkable festival that takes place called Cavadee. The Indian temples at the base of Corps de Garde scream to life as Tamils pierce their bodies with needles, and their tongues and cheeks with skewers, in ritual penance and celebration.

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