June, 2018. Reunion Island, France. A view of the seaside.
June, 2018. Reunion Island, France. A African descendent worker of a sugar cane company. The community of the Reunion Island is not French or European, neither African nor Indian, its réunionnaise. Along the centuries, due to colonisation, slaves trade, indentured labour, piracy and transoceanic trade, the Reunion island developed a very diversified population and today it is a place where cultures and traditions coexist and are deeply intertwined.
June, 2018. Reunion Island, France. A view of an abandoned park.
June, 2018. Reunion Island. Flags used to mark different sugar cane crops.
June, 2018. Reunion Island, France. A view of the countryside of the Reunion Island.
June, 2018. Reunion Island, France. A view of the seaside.
June, 2018. Reunion Island, France. An Hindu temple. Along the centuries, due to colonisation, slaves trade, indentured labour, piracy and transoceanic trade, the Reunion island developed a very diversified population and today it is a place where cultures and traditions coexist and are deeply intertwined.Despite of the geographical paradox of being a piece of Europe in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the Reunion Island stands as an example of what Europe is no longer able to be: integration, conviviality, respect and, especially, the will to live together and learn from each others.
June 2018. Reunion Island, France. A group of Muslims go to the local Mosque for the celebration of Eid al-Fitr. Along the centuries, due to colonisation, slaves trade, indentured labour, piracy and transoceanic trade, the Reunion island developed a very diversified population and today it is a place where cultures and traditions coexist and are deeply intertwined. Despite of the geographical paradox of being a piece of Europe in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the Reunion Island stands as an example of what Europe is no longer able to be: integration, conviviality, respect and, especially, the will to live together and learn from each others
June, 2018. Reunion Island, France. A view of the countryside of the Reunion Island.
June, 2018. Reunion Island. A detail of the soil of the volcano's area.
June, 2018. Reunion Island. Ancient cannons, now a tourist attraction.
June, 2018. Reunion Island. A view of sugar cane researchers.
June, 2018. Reunion Island. A view of cut sugar canes.
June, 2018. Reunion Island. A view of the volcano of the Reunion Island.
June, 2018. Reunion Island, France. A researcher working for a sugar cane company is seen in a experimental facility. Sugar cane industry is the main economy of Reunion Island.
June, 2018. Reunion Island. A view of the volcano's area.
June, 2018. Reunion Island. A detail of the soil of the volcano's area.
June, 2018. Reunion Island, France. A view of the countryside of the Reunion Island.
June, 2018. Reunion Island, France. A view of the countryside of the Reunion Island.
June, 2018. Reunion Island. A view of the volcano of the Reunion Island.
June, 2018. Reunion Island, France. A view of the seaside.
June, 2018. Reunion Island, France. A view of tourists on the seaside.
June 2018. Reunion Island, France. A crucified Jesus statue on the border of a road. In the Reunion Island Catholicism, Hinduism and Islamism peacefully coexist.
June, 2018. Reunion Island, France. A view of the city hall of a village of Reunion Island. The Reunion is 9.000 kms away from its capital, Paris. As a former colony of the French Empire, today it belongs to the French Overseas Department, and therefore to the European Union. In two different referendums, people from Reunion voted against independence, expressing their will to belong to France.
June, 2018. Reunion Island, France. A view of tourists on the seaside.
June, 2018. Reunion Island, France. A view of the countryside of the Reunion Island.