hanskou: 15 october 1997. It was time to leave Surinam and Paramaribo. This morning I went to the “Combé Market” and was planning to buy the first supply’s for the coming trip…    No way I could buy anything there anymore!!  It was a pity, such a fine place to buy all you need and…very…

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allfakeeverything: In Paramaribo, capital of Suriname, there is a phenomenal view. Here the Synagogue and Mosque were built next to each other and the people don’t find it anything but normal.  Suriname, former colony of The Netherlands, has over eight different ethnicities living together in PEACE.  The sight of these two religious houses could and should be…

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travelingcolors: Stately Houses, Paramaribo | Suriname (by Nigel Durrant) Paramaribo is a former Dutch colonial town from the 17th and 18th centuries planted on the northern coast of tropical South America. The original and highly characteristic street plan of the historic centre remains intact. Its buildings illustrate the gradual fusion of Dutch architectural influence with…

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orbis-urbes: Paramaribo es la capital de Surinam, pequeño país de habla holandesa al norte de Suramérica. Antigua colonia neerlandesa, se independizó en 1975, y es una ciudad que evidencia un gran mestizaje cultural, con personas descendientes de nativos de la India, Java (las llamadas Indias orientales), China, Portugal, Holanda y los mismos nativos, además de gran cantidad…

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