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Les Mamelles
Early in Colonial French times, it was fashionable to name mountains
in the New World after a woman's breasts. The champion was the explorer
who named the Grand Tetons. A strong runner up must have visited Guadeloupe
and given future generations Les Mamelles.
Les Mamelles are a pair of small mountains located to the north of the
Route de la Traversee. About 3/4 of the way across the Route (from East
to West), there is a side road to the right. This road twists and turns
up the summit of Morne a Louis (743 meters). You will find a large television
antenna and a nice view of Les Mamelles as well as surrounding areas. If
it's cloudy, you won't have much of a view, as you will probably be in the
cloud cover. On a clear day, I recommend this detour, on a cloudy day, bypass
it.

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