Matouba

Matouba is a locality in the commune of Saint-Claude in Guadeloupe. It is the place of death of Louis Delgrès. It is noted for its natural spring, 742 meters above sea level within the Guadeloupe National Park, which is said to have "miraculous" powers.{{cite book|last=Jennings|first=Eric T.|title=Curing the Colonizers: Hydrotherapy, Climatology, and French Colonial Spas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wpGCEXLAp8oC&pg=PA83|date=25 October 2006|publisher=Duke University Press|isbn=0-8223-3822-X|page=83}} Matouba is used as a base for hiking.{{cite book|last=Adkins|first=Leonard|title=The Caribbean: A Walking and Hiking Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nYbb_9OtWAIC&pg=PA260|year=1998|publisher=Hunter Publishing, Inc|isbn=978-1-55650-848-6|page=260}} It contains the chapelle du Vœu-de-Matouba.

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Category:Populated places in Guadeloupe

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