Guadeloupe is a French archipelago of more than 12 islands in the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. Composed of two main islands (Grande-Terre in the West and Basse-Terre in the East) as well as small dependencies such as Les Saintes, La Désirade and Maire-Galante, Guadeloupe is an autonomous region of France. Christopher Columbus was the first European to see Guadeloupe, landing in November 1493 and giving it its current name. Today known as the "butterfly island" because of