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Carbet de bivouac Trois Crêtes

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The place

Carbet de bivouac des Trois Crêtes in Guadeloupe National Park, Soufrière/Basse-Terre area (Guadeloupe, France), at 912 m elevation, on the northern foothills of La Soufrière (1467 m, an active volcano). A carbet (a traditional West Indian wooden shelter with a plant-fiber roof) along the trails leading up La Soufrière. Area of humid tropical forest with mahoganies, white gum trees, and tree ferns, part of the Creole and Kalinago Amerindian heritage (Karukera, "the island of beautiful waters").

Off-season beds
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The setting

Guadeloupe National Park, Soufrière/Basse-Terre, 912 m, La Soufrière 1467 m active volcano, West Indian carbet with plant-fiber roof, mahoganies/tree ferns, Kalinago Karukera.