1 00:00:01 --> 00:00:07,250 Pointe Noire (Black Tip) bears its name from the volcanic rocks that rise north of the town. 2 00:00:08 --> 00:00:14 The town has been greatly opened up by the construction of a road in 1967, 3 00:00:14 --> 00:00:19 which divided by 3 over the time needed to reach the economic center of Pointe-à-Pitre.  4 00:00:19 --> 00:00:23 The main resource of the town today is tourism. 5 00:00:23 --> 00:00:28 Pointe-Noire is home to a production unit of jam and coffee, 6 00:00:28 --> 00:00:33 as well as the largest hatchery of “ouassou” or freshwater shrimp in the Caribbean.  7 00:00:33 --> 00:00:40 Places to visit are: The Orchid Park,The National Park of Guadeloupe, The Parc des Mamelles, The shell museum.