Paramaribo Paramaribo

Paramaribo



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Surinamese  Flag Independence from the Netherlands was granted in 1975. Five years later the civilian government was replaced by a military regime that soon declared a socialist republic. It continued to rule through a succession of nominally civilian administration... [read more]
Blog: Beautiful wooden city with a Dutch flavour
Date: July 10th 2007

We travelled to Paramaribo from Georgetown, Guyana, deciding to go overland. We had a not-too-comfy minibus pick us up at 3:30 am. Only 10 or so people on board. It took a couple of hours to get to Rosignol and we didn't have to wait long for the short 6:30 am crossing on a rickety old ferry to New Amsterdam. Passing through we could see that New Amsterdam and Berbice were quite pretty. A couple o ... read more




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Pieter and Rae Soer
We are travelling for a year in South and Central America and want to share our experiences with friends and family. We would also hope that fellow travellers and people planning trips will find lots of useful tips and inspiration. ... full info
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