They say that only 3 people would survive […]
Martinica is beautiful, but almost nobody has remained to tell the story of this island in the Antilles archipelago, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
In 1902, the Vulcano Active Monte Pelé burst out, killing almost 30,000 people in a few minutes. According to the relationships, the clouds of the eruption moved at a speed of almost 700 km/Hea the internal temperature was greater than 1,000 ° C.
And to understand a little more the story of one of the worst volcanic disasters of the last century, the Trip to the agenda went to know the Mémorial 1902.
Museum in the Caribbean
The scenic Mémoria de la Catastrophe of 1902 It is a space in Saint-Pierre, in the north of the island, created by the United States volcanologist Frank A. Perret, in 1933.
Its collection has more than 430 pieces taken from the catastrophe, such as the impressive bronze bell of 1865, deformed by the warmth of the eruption and by the group of objects such as jars and pots, among volcanic levers. Another culminating point are the foods taken from the accident, such as sugar and coffee beans petrified by the volcano.
Although the eruption was on the morning of May 8, 1902, weeks earlier, the volcano had already marked with what would arrive.
At the end of April, the dark steam columns began to form, followed by rainfall and light earthquakes. The following days were marked with tide and torrential rain and climbing over the waters of the Pères and Roxelane rivers.
At the time, Saint-Pierre, the city most affected by the explosion, was not only the capital of Martinica, but also the main commercial and cultural destination of the island, a sort of “Paris Caribbean”. Since that deadly day, Fort-de-French would have become the capital of fate.
“Saint-Pierre has disappeared with this skin-type eruption,” describes Jacqueline Marie-Rose of the Martinica Tourism Authority, the organ responsible for the tourism promotion of Martinica.
This eruption, whose name is inspired by Mount Pelée, is known for the large amount of explosions of fragments, such as hot rocks, ashes and dust, thus forming what is known today as “Burning Cloud”.
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Caribbean miracle
One of the most famous cases of survival is Cyparis, probably one of the only three who managed to escape with the vulcan fury life, found alive, three days after the eruption, protected by the walls of the cell in which he was held.
Despite the serious burns, the prisoner was even shown in Barnum, the greatest circus of the United States, such as “the man who survived the final judgment”.
But you can rest easily, since the last eruption of the Pele was between 1929 and 1932 and currently volcanic mountain activities are often monitored. In fact, there are even reported routes that lead the most adventurous to the boiler of this volcano at 1,397 meters above sea level.
The volcano is the highest point of Martinica, one of the highest in the Caribbean and, since 2023, it has been an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Wherever you are, this mountain in the north of the island will always find a way to show your size, even if your peak is cloudy. But to see the boiler of this volcano closely, you will have to sweat.
Since it could not be different, in the wild lands in northern Martinica, the way, although delimited, is full of irregularities and has slippery soil that must be literally climbed.
However, you don’t have to be a professional, let alone use special equipment.
The Brazilian Luísa Zanini Vargas, Gaucho de Pelotas who lived in Martinica for just over four years, is one of those who faced the challenge. One, no. Three times.
“It is looking for a different energy and landscape that we are not used to [vulcão] In Brazil. I love to discover new ways to impregnate from that place “, Luisa describes, in a declaration to Trip to the agenda.
* Travels made with the support of Air Francefrom Martiniquais Du Tourism Commission And and Atout France.
Source: Terra
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