Mauritius UNESCO sites (with map)

The small Indian Ocean island of Mauritius has just two UNESCO World Heritage sites, both of which deal with labor migration: forced slave labor and indentured – theoretically free – labor, brought to the island to work on plantations.

Le Morne Cultural Landscape
A rugged mountain where escaped slaves lived in hiding: a symbol of resistance and freedom.

Aapravasi Ghat

On the UNESCO Tentative List

• Black River Gorges National Park