Final Field Program - University of Virginia

PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS
ARRIVE:
DEPART:
ON-SHIP TIME:
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
FRIDAY
14 OCTOBER
15 OCTOBER
15 OCTOBER
0800
2000
1800
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MAU00 DIPLOMATIC BRIEFING (On Arrival, Thursday, 144 October) Attendance is mandatory.
A representative from the U.S. Embassy
in Port Louis will present a briefing in
the Union shortly after our arrival.
Information regarding the current political and economic situation in Mauritius will be presented. Safety and
security considerations as well as practical information on suchh items as currency exchange, postal/ /telephone
service, and transportation will be discussed.
MAU01 CITY ORIENTATION (0900-1400 Thursday, 14 October) Minimum 16/Maximum 80
$48)
(PRICE:
[FDP: ALLARD]
Enjoy an orientation to Port Louis, the
capital city with fascinating cultural diversity. See cathedrals,
pagodas,
mosques, Hindu temples, colonial buildings, the Champ de Mars – the oldest racetrack in the Indian Ocean region
– and the famous Fort Adelaide.
Next, visit the
Pamplemousses Garden for a guided tour. The garden is located in the Pamplemousses District, in
the northern part of Mauritius. It hosts the SSR
botanical garden, or Jardin Botanique Sir Seewoosagur
Ramgoolam, renamed in 1988 in honor of the first prime ministerr of Mauritius. The garden was first constructed
in 1770 by Pierre Pivre who had great interest in botany. This 25-acre garden
consists of 500 different species of
plants and flowers and features giant water lilies, a spice garden and the Talipot palm tree, which blooms when it
reaches sixty years of age. You will also see the Aldabras Giant Tortoise (Geochelonee gigantea), one of the
largest tortoises in the world.
This tour will be focused
on developing site-based sketches and drawingss of Port Louis. The visit to the
Pamplemousses Garden will allow for
color studies and a longer in-situ drawing session. The focus of this
session will be on developing sketches as both a form
of documentation and ass an experiential analysis of place.
MAU02 SUGAR ADVENTURE (0900-1400 Thursday, 14 October) Minimum 16/Maximum 80 (PRICE: $48)
L’Adventure du Sucre (The Sugar Adventure) is a novel site
taking visitors through the fascinating
world of sugar in
Mauritius. This fascinating
museum in the former Beau Plan
sugar factory tells the story of sugar in detail, covers the
history of Mauritius including slavery, the rum trade and
more. The factory was founded in 1797 and only
ceased
working in 1999. Most of the machinery is still in place and
there are also
videos and
interactive displays as well as
quizzes for kids. At the end
of the visit, you can taste
four of
the 15 varieties of unrefined sugar, two of which were
invented in Mauritius.
Mauritius Field Program – page 1