Culture of Martinique descended from African slaves brought to work on sugar plantations during the colonial era, white slave owners or from Carib or Kalinago people. Today, the island enjoys a higher standard of living than most other Caribbean countries. The finest French products are easily available, from Chanel fashions to Limoges porcelain. Among young people, studying in France is common. For the French, Martinique has been a vacation hotspot for many years, attracting both the upper class and more budget-conscious travelers. Music contributes a great deal to Martinique's culture. The most popular style is zouk, which originated in Martinique and Guadeloupe by
Martinique amazon to Martinique and became extinct due to habitat loss as Martinique was cleared for agriculture. It has not been recorded since 1722. The Guadeloupe amazon (""A. violacea""), a similarly speculative "species", was said to inhabit the island of Guadeloupe. It is sometimes considered to be the same as ""A. martinicana"". However, it is more widely held to be related or identical to the imperial amazon ("A. imperialis"), the second "Amazona" species of Dominica. Martinique amazon The Martinique amazon ("Amazona martinicana") is a hypothetical extinct species of Caribbean parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is not known from any material remains,