At the end of the 16th century the Boyash started migrating towards the south, in Wallachia, and the east, in Moldavia, where they were held as slaves together with other Romani groups (until the slavery was abolished in 1855-56). Another name for the Boyash, Rudari, comes from the Slavic ruda (metal, ore). As the mines became inefficient, the Boyash people were forced to readjust by earning their living making wood utensils (Lingurari means spoon-makers in Romanian; also cf.
In 1836, on May 2nd, the mountain was climbed by Charles Darwin. Other Mauritius Mountains are the Piton de la Petite Riviere Noire, the highest on the island (828 meters) in the Indian Ocean and situated in the Black River District, forming a part of Black River mountain range. The other two principal mountain ranges of the island are Grand Port Savanne and Moka-Port Louis.
1 Very early start for the summit on steep scree up to Gillman's Point (5,681 metres (18,638 ft)), which is on the crater rim. 2  Continue around the rim (which will take about two hours if you are fit) to Uhuru Peak (5,895 metres (19,341 ft)) the highest point in Africa.