GUADELOUPE ISLANDS
There are two seasons: a dry season called « Lent » which goes from January to June and a wet season prone to the passage of hurricanes called « Wintering » which extends from July to November.
Guadeloupe Islands (in Creole Gwadloup) is an archipelago bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the west and by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, stretching over 1,702 km216.
The region represents several uninhabited islets and 6 main inhabited islands.
The butterfly-shaped main part is made up of Grande-Terre to the east and Basse-Terre to the west, separated by an arm of the sea.
The island of Basse-Terre with its mountainous land is dominated by the Soufrière volcano.
This side is covered by a tropical rainforest full of waterfalls, rivers and lined up by black sand beaches. It is a hollowed paradise.
Grande-Terre is a flat land bordered by mangroves and an dry plateau, with chucky rock and wild coasts. The coastline is surrounded by white sandy beaches.
The growing of sugar cane is very present there.
Marie-Galante is characterized by a plateau bordered by limestone cliffs.
This island is actively keeping its ancestral traditions such as transportation by cart pulled by oxen.
Its landscape is appreciated for the remains of its hundreds of windmill once operated the sugar cane crushing.
The Iles des Saintes in the south of the archipelago is a top fishing spot.
Thus, Terre de Haut and Terre de Bas are suitable for for cruise liners boardings.
La Désirade is a very quiet rocky island turn towards fishing and goat farming.