Archive for the ‘Suriname’

  • A wonderful holiday in Suriname’s Paramaribo A wonderful holiday in Suriname’s Paramaribo
    The city of Paramaribo is the capital of the lovely South American nation of Suriname. The city is by far the largest in the entire nation and without a shadow of a doubt the most populous of the lot as well. The city is home to some 250,000 people, which is more than half of the entire country’s population. The city is situated on the banks of the nation’s largest and most crucial river, the Suriname River. The city is part and parcel of the Paramaribo district. The historical inner part of the capital city is a World Heritage site since 2002. The city is popular the world over owing to its diverse ethnic makeup. You can find people from different communities and faiths here and the city is classic example of people from different races  [...]
    June 16th, 2010
  • Bird watching at its best in Suriname’s Brownsberg Nature Park Bird watching at its best in Suriname’s Brownsberg Nature Park
    The Brownsberg Nature Park is a wonderful place to spend a holiday in the lovely South American nation of Suriname. This natural wonder is situated some 120 kms from the capital city of Paramaribo in the southern direction. The Park is housed in the nation’s Brokopondo district. The journey from Paramaribo to the Park is quite adventurous even though the traveling is via a plain road. However, the road is not any ordinary road as it is full of dirt or mud and maneuvering the stretches involving sharp curves and heights is quite a challenge task and one needs to be quite capable of driving a vehicle to survive such tests. The entire road journey can be completed in around 2 and a half hours from Paramaribo. Once you have reached the premises  [...]
    June 11th, 2010