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Lamentin village, founded in 1720 in a swampy zone, 

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was named after its namesake Lamentin, an herbivorous marine mammal 

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which has disappeared since from the French west indies.

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Its church, courthouse, town council, and presbytery were completely destroyed during a cyclone 

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in 1920 and completely reconstructed since. 

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During the 18th century, Lamentin developed its economic activities with  

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coffee, cocoa, cotton, and sugar cane plantations.

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Nowadays, Lamentin is more focused on green tourism, 

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as well as the development of its thermal resort at “Ravine Chaude”.