Interesting Facts about Guadeloupe

Trivia, oddities, and curious tidbits about Guadeloupe.

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3 curious facts about Guadeloupe.

Early inhabitants of the islands were Arawak and Carib people from South America.
The Amerindian inhabitants called Guadeloupe "Karukera" which means "Island of Beautiful Waters".
Christopher Columbus, in the service of Spain, visited the islands in 1493. Columbus named Guadeloupe "Santa Maria de Guadalupe de Extremadura" after the statue of the Virgin Mary in a Spanish monastery.