Exploring Guadeloupe: Culture, Cuisine & Caribbean Adventures

July 13, 2025 • 00:26:11
Exploring Guadeloupe: Culture, Cuisine & Caribbean Adventures
History of the Caribbeans | Exploring Resilience and Culture
Exploring Guadeloupe: Culture, Cuisine & Caribbean Adventures

Jul 13 2025 | 00:26:11

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Show Notes

Most people know Guadeloupe for its beaches. But beneath the postcard lies a layered story of resistance, rhythm, and cultural survival. This isn’t just a Caribbean island—it’s a French department shaped by African roots, colonial betrayal, and spiritual memory.Why did France allow a banned pesticide to poison 90% of its people?
Why is Kreyòl still unofficial in a land where it’s everyone’s first language?
And what do Carnival masks and gwoka drums reveal that textbooks never will?From maroon revolts to modern protests, this immersive exploration peels back the masks—literal and political—of one of the Caribbean’s most complex cultures.Would you call it France?
Or is it something more powerful: a nation in disguise? Comment below:
Do you think Guadeloupe should remain part of France—or claim full independence?
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