Belem to Macapa

French Connection - Macapa to Cayenne

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December 4th 2012
<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Day 414 Wednesday 28th November Up early and packing our bags for our departure from Belem and voyage along the Amazon River to Macapa. When we went to check out at 9 we discovered that the hotel had a problem with their credit card reader, which unfortunately is a common problem that we are sure is deliberate so we have to pay ... read more

South America » French Guiana » Cayenne

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First settled by the French in 1604, French Guiana was the site of notorious penal settlements until 1951. The European Space Agency launches its communication satellites from Kourou.... ... read more