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Vintage Mauritius

Mauritius in the early years.

Category Archives: Cap Malheureux

Cap Malheureux Beach and the Pirogues – 1960s

Cap Malheureux - Public Beach - Pirogues - 1960s

Cap Malheureux is a village in Mauritius located in Rivière du Rempart District. The village is administered by the Cap Malheureux Village Council under the aegis of the Rivière du Rempart District Council. The name “Cap Malheureux” comes from French meaning “Cape of Bad Luck”. It was given by the French who occupied the island …

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Bain Boeuf – Cap Malheureux – 1983

Bain Boeuf Cap Malheureux Beach 1983

Found in the complete north of the island, Bain Boeuf near Cap Malheureux was is one beach where tranquility prevails. Being part of the fishermen village, the place is very relaxing and quite a few boats can be seen in the lagoon here and there. The beach though, isn’t what we can categorise as of …

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Cap Malheureux Beach and Fishermen Village

Cap Malheureux Beach 1963

A post-cyclonic scenery of the northern village of Cap Malheureux where small boats have been gathered a little ashore and the coconut trees along the beach have been almost robbed of their “branches” and leaves, but still beautiful though dramatic. Some geographical information: Cap Malheureux is a village in Mauritius located in Rivière du Rempart …

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Cap Malheureux – Notre Dame Auxiliatrice Church – 1975

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Cap Malheureux – Notre Dame Auxiliatrice Church – 1970s

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Cap Malheureux – Bain Boeuf – 1970s

Bain Boeuf Cap Malheureux
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