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REUNION (France) - Cilaos

Cirque de Cilaos - Volcanic landscapes

Cilaos is a town located centrally on the island, in the Cilaos caldera (cirque in french) at the altitude of 1,214 m.  The first inhabitants of the cirque of Cilaos were thus "black-browns" who believed themselves completely safe in this remote location. However, these first runaways were recaptured very quickly, tracked and hunted by well-organized and well-armed slaveholders. It seems likely that these first runaways created the goat paths that climb most of the mountains on Réunion. Later, the cirque of Cilaos became inhabited and also a thermal town. Today it's a touristic city and the departure for many treks.
BEST TIME to VISIT
REUNION
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BEST TIME to TRAVEL to CILAOS

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From June to September
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