Outdoor sights in The Guianas
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Surama
An Amerindian village where there are rustically lovely huts built specifically for tourists. The village has trained a few guides to take visitors hiking or canoeing and the school often prepares a warm-hearted welcome of singing and dancing for village visitors.
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Emerald Jungle Village
This is one of the better places to organize an eco-excursion to eastern French Guiana. Joep Moonen, a biologist and conservationist of the Trésor Nature Reserve, and his wife, Marijke, run this dusty lodge and offer one of the warmest welcomes in the Guianas.
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Maison de la Reserve Natural l'Amana
Amerindian settlements and thick clouds of mosquitoes populate Awala-Yalimopo and Plage Les Hattes, one of the world's most spectacular nesting sites for giant leatherback turtles. The reserve has a small museum, offers information about turtle biology and has two nature trails leading from its premises.
Nesting occurs from April to July and the eggs hatch between July and September. The number of turtles that come ashore is so high that one biologist likened the scene to a tank battle. You simply must visit this place during turtle egg-laying season.
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Nieuw Nickerie
Suriname's second city is a little sleepy and non-descript. At the heart of the country's rice production area, well-loved by mosquitoes, Nieuw Nickerie is a good stopover on your way to the beautifully named South Drain where the ferry to Guyana departs. Bird-watchers should hire a local fisherman to take them through the Bigi-Pan, a protected area.
This expanse of marshland and mangrove is home to a spectacular number of shorebirds, with red ibis and fish hawks among the highlights. The Residence Inn at Nieuw Nickerie should be able to organize a tour guide.
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