SEVEN COLOURED EARTHS - MAURITIUS

THE SEVEN COLOURED EARTH(S) ARE A GEOLOGICAL FORMATION

AND PROMINENT TOURIST ATTRACTION FOUND IN THE

CHAMAREL PLAIN OF THE RIVIERE NOIRE  DISTRICT

IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN MAURITIUS.

IT IS A RELATIVELY SMALL AREA OF SAND DUNES

COMPRISING SAND OF SEVEN DISTINCT COLOURS

(APPROX. RED, BROWN, VIOLET, GREEN, BLUE, PURPLE AND YELLOW).