This aura of the surreal makes my arrival in Guadeloupe feel like it belongs to both fiction and reality, a liminal universe not unlike my writing, which questions the world by seeking to ...

Tourism is also a key earner with visitors, mostly from the US, drawn to Guadeloupe's resorts, beaches, waterfalls and forests. Guadeloupe is administered as a part of the French mainland.

French overseas territory Guadeloupe declares dengue epidemic ... although it plays a role in attracting tourism, with vendors selling fresh coconut water by the roadside.

Tourism is also a key earner with visitors, mostly from the US, drawn to Guadeloupe's resorts, beaches, waterfalls and forests. Read more country profiles, external - Profiles by BBC Monitoring ...