Martinique: A French stop in the Caribbean
Martinique: A French stop in the Caribbean By: Marina Menéndez Halfway between Venezuela and Puerto Rico, Martinique is the central bead of the beautiful necklace formed by the Lesser Antilles. Like its neighbors, it has enviable turquoise blue waters, a warm climate that invites you to enjoy it all year round, and more than a dozen enviable beaches, as you would expect from a Caribbean island. That is why it is not distinguished by the charms common to those of its sister nations, but by its history. Fragments of the future are preserved in heritage buildings from the times when French colonization began, in the early 1600s, and a tour of the imposing monument Memorial Cap 10, which evokes the sufferings of men and women brought from Africa is a moving experience. With their sweat, they drove the engine of what was once the national economy: sugar. It is impressive to [...]