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Flic en Flac

Flic en Flac was a fishing village until recently, when it became the second major tourist spot in Mauritius. But look what happened. Flic en Flac derived its name from the Dutch "Fried Landt Flaak" which literally means "Free and Flat Land." During the 1960s the town was only known for its cemetery, where people from nearby villages buried their dead relatives. There was also some duck and other wild bird hunting but nothing more. Unlike Grand Bay in the north, which undertook a savage development, Flic en Flac was monitored by the authorities. Strict rules were applied to buildings and premises.

For example, to avoid turning Flic en Flac into slums, only 40% of a given parcel of land could be used for construction. During the 70's and 80's the economy was oriented towards sugar and textile exports. At this time the authorities were reluctant to develop tourism and licenses were not granted easily to international companies who wanted to open 5 star hotels in Mauritius. The authorities then spoke of "containing" the number of tourists. Suddenly competition increased and the price of sugar on the world market also fell sharply. Hence, the government revised its policy and encouraged expansion of tourism. In this perspective, several 5 star hotels were allowed to be built in the Flic en Flac region. When Flic en Flac became popular, the rich living in Mauritius bought in the area and ​​built bungalows where they intended to stay during their vacation. During their absence they would rent to tourists and rapidly Flic en Flac became known as a holiday destination. This is really an example of what is currently happening in the rest of the island in terms of speculation. The site is really nice and friendly and I recommend sleeping for a few hours at the beach also around the city it has a couple of interesting tidbits, like a huge beachfront cemetery and sugar oven among the trees. All protected by coral reefs.
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