Surinam, untouched nature and very friendly people

Surinam is a very special country. In Surinam you will find people from all over the world. Different communities from Africans, Europeans, Asiatic and South-American people are living peacefully together, accepting everybody's individual way of living.  

You will recognize all those influences in the Surinam cuisine, which gives a very special taste to the food. Add to this the fact that to eat is an important way of communication and you can image how nice it really is.  The typical Creole food combined or alternated with Chinese and Javanese specialities is delicious. Important are fish and  Sea-food. For me personally the most attractive part of Surinam is its Nature.  the vastness of the rain-forest is amazing. Don't go to Surinam to enjoy a beach-holiday. The country does adjoin  the ocean in the North, but really beach-fun you will not find. Driving around in Surinam you will be surprised by the pleasantness of its inhabitants. Unfortunately the political situation is somewhat unstable. There are to many political parties at the moment and that makes it almost impossible to establish a stable government un-independently what ever will be the election results. This can be one of the major problems to deal with in the future, besides that it will be extremely difficult to set up and maintain an adequate infra-structure necessary to develop the country.

There is simply not enough money and the costs are high, might be too high ..... However for the (nature-loving) tourist Surinam is and will be very special.

The northern coast-line, especially in the middle part where you will find Paramaribo exists of mud-banks. Nice to explore and to see, but not very useful for beach-lovers.

 The Commewijne river is an important fishing spot

<---- Fishermen preparing to go out fishing
 

Ready to go for fishing by the Osprey     ---->
 

In the history of Surinam  plantations have always been of great importance for employment, also being in general an important source of income . Many people left Surinam (going to Holland) when the country got its independence. Starting an uncertain future for a lot of  plantations because of loosing so many employees. When during  the government period of the Military army moreover the  import of share-parts was prohibited many plantations had to close down, simply because machinery good not be repaired.

It will not take long before nature has taken over by man cultivated lands

Below some Photos of Mariënburg, just a couple of years ago it was one of the most prosperous Plantations of Surinam.
 

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