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Travel Guides, Maps & Background Information.
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For Suriname too!
Suriname does not have roads to neighbouring countries, and is therefore pretty isolated from the rest of South America. The official language is Dutch and the demographics of Suriname are remarkably diverse. Suriname’s population is made up of people with a different ethnic background, culture, religion and language. Suriname has an interesting, yet turbulent history. The slavery period is obviously considered as a national trauma and this period played an important role in the developments of the country. Following the abolition of slavery in 1863 people from China, India and the Dutch East Indies
where brought to Suriname to replace the slaves on the plantations. Following the independence of Suriname from The Netherlands in 1975 many Surinamese left the country, most of whom heading for the Netherlands, the United Sates and the Dutch Antilles. An estimated one third of the population had left the country before the end of 1975, and many others followed in the years after. The military coups in the eighties and the civil war between 1986 and 1992 where also troubled
times. The relationship with The Netherlands is still strong. Suriname is a real tropical South American country, but because of its ethnic diversity it’s quite easy too feel at home in this unique place.
Based on our own experience we can tell you that a visit to Suriname for holiday, work or study, becomes much better if you do some background reading. Most of the Surinamese literature is in Dutch, howver there are also some interesting books about Suriname available in English.
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America on a Shoestring - Paperback- Lonely Planet
Publications - March 31, 2007
At the moment of writing there are no travel guides about Suriname available in English. However, Lonely Planet’s “South America on a Shoestring“ contains a chapter about The Guyanas & Suriname. This chapter is also available for download from Lonely Planet’s website for €3.60.
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Surinam and the Guianas Map (Travel Reference Map) by ITMB (Map)
Map of the countries and portions of their neighbors. Elevations shown by color changes and numbers on map. Legend locates international and district boundaries; legal border crossing points; settlements from major cities to smaller settlements; roads from primary roads to cart tracks/trails; railways; bus stations; airports and airfields; ferries; Indian reserves; parks and nature reserves; rivers, canals, and other hydrography; mountains with elevations in feet; historic sites and other points of interest; reserves and national parks; lighthouses; swimming; public overseas telephones; medical centers; banks; post offices; embassies; camping and accommodations; oil derricks; mines.
Index of place names. Facts and figures on each country. Background information on things to see and do; photos and descriptions of highlights. Scale 1:750,000/1:1,200,000. Inset maps of Surinam rainfall; Surinam population distribution; Paramaribo city center (1:22,500) and Paramaribo (1:30,000); Georgetown (1:22,500); Cayenne (1:20,000); Isles du Salut (1:34,000).
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For other books in English about Suriname you might check outAmazon
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