Chamarel is village in the southwest of Mauritius

Mauritius

Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...

 with a population of 700. It is is named after the frenchman Charles Antoine de Chazal de Chamarel, who lived in the area around 1800.

Chamarel is primarily known for its scenic locations and nature attractions in its neighbourhood. Among them are the Seven Coloured Earths

Seven Coloured Earths

The Seven Coloured Earth are a geological formation and prominent tourist attraction found in the Chamarel plain, in the Black River District of south-western Mauritius. It is a relatively small area of sand dunes comprising sand of seven distinct colours...

, the Chamarel Falls and the Black River Gorge Nationalpark. The surrounding area is also known for its locally grown coffee.

Chamerel's church Saint Anna was built is 1876 and is subject to a pilgrimage on Assumption of Mary

Assumption of Mary

According to the belief of Christians of the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, and parts of the Anglican Communion and Continuing Anglicanism, the Assumption of Mary was the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her life...

(August 15th). The village hosts a fair associated with the pilgrimage on the same day.