Le Morne Brabant, Mauritius

Le Morne Brabant is a peninsula at the extreme southwest corner of the island. The monolith here that rises more than 550 meters goes by the same name. The site is of great historic importance to the people if Mauritius.
Le Morne was a place of refuge for escaped slaves. It is said that when slavery was abolished, a police delegation was sent to inform them that they were free, but the former slaves either didn't understand or didn't believe the delegation. So, rather than risk being reenslaved, they jumped to their deaths.
This World Heritage Site is a memorial to that event and is part of a world wide set of memorials to the horror of slavery.
The 1st picture takes in Le More as it sits above the memorial site. The memorial is a group of beautifully sculpted rocks that portray something of slaves and slavery. All the rest of the pictures are of those sculptures. I find the artistry most arresting.Leer más