Before you strap on your hiking gear, you'll want to pick up a "Guide to the National Park" brochure from the Guadeloupe tourism office (located in St. Claude, Basse-Terre) to map out your journey.

Press the question mark key to get the keyboard shortcuts for changing dates. This is Guadeloupe's peak tourism season, meaning hotel prices spike and sun-seekers crowd the island's powdery shores.

While Hernández can point to several factors in the decline of tourism to Valle de Guadalupe, something that many have welcomed. The vocal Ensenada-born chef says he can’t ignore the hypocrisy ...