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"Most crimes against foreigners are crimes of opportunity. This includes pickpocketing, purse snatchings, and petty thefts," the State Department wrote in its advisory. "Petty crime occurs in crowded outdoor shopping areas, beaches, and other tourist spots. It also happens near ATMs." In addition to these petty crimes, the State Department said more serious crimes have been reported, including break-ins, verbal harassment and crimes against women, and even violent crime, including assault, murder, and rape.

Sandy Monrose never imagined herself as a farmer. Descended from generations of fishers on the breezy south-eastern tip of Mauritius, she has the Indian Ocean running through her veins. But when a merchant ship slammed into the coral reef, turning the sea inky black with toxic fuel and sinking the local economy, she and a group of local women turned to the land to feed their families.