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Bookmark & shareFrench Guiana's island capital has a faded colonial air and a whiff of peppers.
A focal point of the Caribbean, South America and Europe, Cayenne is a city of chestnut-skinned Africans, cafè-au-lait Brazilians and Paris-pink French. Vibrant markets and excellent restaurants make this town as pleasing to the belly as it is to the eye; you won't want to be skipping any meals here.
The streets are lined with colonial wrought-iron balconies, potted plants and flowers, and louvered shutters painted in tropical pinks, yellows and turquoise. Outside the colonial city center, a highway-riddled urban sprawl reminds you that you're still in the 21st century.
Fast Facts
Population
50,395
Currency
Name: Euro
Code: EUR
Symbol: €
Electrical Plugs
220/127V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: French
Time Zones
GMT/UTC -3
Country Dialing Code
+0594
Weights & Measures
Metric
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