Cayenne
The capital of Frebch Guiana...
...the maison de ville in the Place de Palmista...
...and the fountain in front of the building.
Just one of the many colonial and archetecturaly interesting buildings around the square and in the old part of the town.
We were making our way from the main square up the hill to the fort. On the way was a giant mural. There were mny in the town with various local themes. We would see many on our tour of the town centre.
The entrance to the fort.
The light house at the top point of the fort...with another mural.
A jaguar dressed in a costumn for no good rason that we could tell and there wasn't a palque to explain the creation.
A war memorial to the fallen from the local community in the First World War. Behind it is a plaque for the fallen from here in the Second World War.
Nearby is the monument to the slaves that were brought from Africa to here to work in the plantations.
The outside of the central market, a lofty, single storey building with louvred sides for ventilation. It was originally built for farmers to sell local produce but now includes souvenirs, clothes and Vietnamese fast food. The fish markets are nearby next to the seashore.
Another piece of classical, colonial architecture.
More street murals, just another of several that we passed as we walked around the centre.
The cathedral.
The outside of the museum of Guyanian Culture. The inside is furnished as it might have been when it was a home...
...and its satellite building, just around the corner, also decorated as it might have been a century ago...
...with an extension from the main building down one side of the garden.
The memorial to the soldiers and sailors who lost their lives confronting the Mapa Rebellion, located in the city's cemetery.
We drove out of town during the afternoon rush hour for the one hour drive to Roura. The town of Roura was founded by Jesuits in 1675. In 1786, Maquis de Lafayette attempted an emancipation of the slaves by allowing them to engage in small scale agriculture nearby. The experiment failed and was abandoned in 1796.
Nearby Cacao is a village of Hmong farmers. The population here were refugees from Laos who resettled in Frencg Guiana in 1977.
Above is the reception area of our jungle resort...
...our truck that would be home for the next two months...
...one of the chalets on site that could sleep six with their own cooking facilities although we would be using equipment off the truck in one of the sites barbeque areas to cook our evening meal for the group.
