Historical architecture in Paramaribo | Suriname

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Paramaribo is a three hundred-year-old colonial town with many wooden buildings in the old center.

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Dominated by rain forest, Suriname contains many flowers but is most famous for water lilies and orchids.

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Rosevelt Piek or Mamabobiberg | Suriname

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Rosevelt Piek is a 451 m high mountain peak in Suriname. The mountain is named Mamabobiberg in Suriname language. Mama = mama, bobo=breast and berg means mountain. 

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Blanche Marie Falls | Suriname

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The impressive Blanche Marie Falls are located more than 300 km southwest of Paramaribo, capital of Suriname. It is one of the largest waterfalls in Suriname.

 

The Blanche Marie falls were rediscovered in 1897 by former district commissioner of Nickerie: Lieutenant Van Drimmelen. He named the falls after his wife: Mary White.

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The Gray-breasted Sabrewing, a species of hummingbird that can be found in Suriname.

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Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral, Suriname

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The Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral is a wooden Roman Catholic cathedral located in the center of the capital city of Paramaribo, Suriname. The Paramaribo cathedral is the largest wooden building in the Caribbean and the largest and tallest wooden church in South America.

The cathedral was built between 1882 and 1901. It was closed for renovations for more than 20 years, reopening on November 14, 2010. The cathedral was elevated to the rank of a minor basilica by Pope Francis in 2014.

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2007 issue about apes and monkeys of Suriname: Nasalis Larvatus or long-nosed monkey. In Indonesia it is also known as “Dutch Monkey” as Indonesians remarked that Dutch colonizers often had similarly large bellies and noses.

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Little miss Keti Koti contest, Suriname

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On 1 July 1863, slavery was abolished in the former Dutch colonies of Suriname and the Dutch Antilles. This ended a period of around 200 years of slavery in these colonies. Keti Koti, meaning 'Broken Chains' in Surinam language, is an annual event to celebrate and commemorate this day.

  

The Netherlands was one of the last countries to abolish slavery in 1863. Although the decision was made in 1848, it took many years for the law to be implemented. Furthermore, slaves in Suriname would be fully free only in 1873, since the law stipulated that there was to be a mandatory 10-year transition.

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(left) The Dusky Parrot is a medium sized parrot that can be found in some South American countries.

(right)The Strawberry Poison Frog
                 
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Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname

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Suriname is a country in the northern part of South America. It is bordered by French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west and Brazil to the south. Paramaribo is the capital and largest city of Suriname. The historic inner city of Paramaribo has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002.

 

One of the city’s most notable buildings is the 17th-century Fort Zeelandia, built to protect the Dutch West India Company from European rivals.

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This turtle stamp is part of a set of 12 stamps issued 2007, picturing reptiles.

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