Inside the small church in the tiny fishing village of Cap Malheureaux in the North of Mauritius near Grand Baie.
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Natasha Ethrington / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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3434 x 5150 px | 29.1 x 43.6 cm | 11.4 x 17.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
21 May 2012Location:
Cap Malheureux, MauritiusMore information:
This is inside the much-photographed church in Cape Malheureux, the red-roofed Notre Dame Auxiliatrice. A sign strictly prohibits newly-weds ‘faking’ a church wedding for the photographers here. The sign in French to the right read "Vous serez mes temoins", which translates "You will be my witnesses". ‘Cape Misfortune’ (thus named for the number of ships that foundered on the rocks here) is a place of great historical importance for Mauritius: it was here that the British invasion force finally defeated the French in 1810 and took over the island.