Guadeloupe proudly boasts white palm-fringed and volcanic-created black sand beaches, wildlife-infested forests, the highest waterfall and volcanoes in the Caribbean, mountain ranges, and rural landscapes. Shortly, you’ll find here the best of tropical nature. Lovers of active tourism will delight in Guadeloupe’s unspoiled sites for exploring colorful flora and fauna, snorkeling and diving in waters considered by the renowned diver Jacques Cousteau among the top ten dive sites in the world. But Guadeloupe isn’t just virgin nature, it’s also a place plenty of life, restaurants, pubs, clubs, music and dance. It’s, besides, the land where rum cocktails will sure get you up and dancing as one more islander. Not in vain, annual celebrations, particularly the annual carnival, are anxiously awaited by islanders and tourists.
Guadeloupe’s economy is mainly based on agriculture, especially sugar, bananas, and rum; a growing industrial sector, mainly oriented to local consumption; and a higly developed public service sector. International tourism is becoming a key element in the economy of the island, too. Local islanders enjoy, in general, good standards of living and have access to modern infrastracture and services.
