Mauritius

SHORT INFORMATION

Currency of Mauritius

Mauritian Rupee (MUR; symbol Rp) = 100 cents. Notes are in denominations of Rp2,000, 1,000, 500, 200, 100, 50 and 25. Coins are in denominations of Rp10, 5 and 1.

FOOD AND BEVERAGES

Drinks of Mauritius

Bois Cheri tea estate, in the south of the island, grows black tea, which they then mix with Ceylon tea imported from Sri Lanka, and vanilla flavouring imported from South Africa (of all places), to produce a delicious black vanilla tea.

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Geography of Mauritius

Mauritius is an island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar.