French Guiana1,973 photos

Coordinates: 5° 35′ 26″ N, 53° 48′ 48″ W

Acarouany: In the 18^th century, leprosy, imported by European settlers and slaves, affects the territory of French Guiana. The first leper colonies are installed on the Ilet La Mère off the coast of Ré (in 1774), and on the Iles du Salut off the… [Read more]

Coordinates: 4° 49′ 45″ N, 52° 31′ 2″ W

The Bagne des Annamites was established in June 1930 and consisted of seven wood buildings with the house of the camp leaders, dungeons and a dining hall. The purpose of this camp was to develop the region of the Inini, and then completely covered… [Read more]

Coordinates: 5° 44′ 46″ N, 53° 56′ 2″ W

Awala-Yalimapo is a commune on the north coast of French Guiana, close to the border with Suriname. Awala and Yalimapo are French Guiana’s northern-most settlements, located just to the south of the region’s northern-most point, the beach of Plage… [Read more]

Coordinates: 4° 33′ 4″ N, 52° 29′ 37″ W

Cacao is a town in French Guiana, lying on the Comte River to the south of Cayenne. Most of the town’s population are Hmong farmers, refugees from Laos, who were resettled in French Guiana in the 1970s. There is a Sunday morning market at which … [Read more]

Coordinates: 4° 34′ 6″ N, 52° 13′ 3″ W

Located 40 km from Roura, near the Camp Caiman, this cave where hundreds of bats are living, sinks into the ground. Tree roots will pick water through cracks in the ground. [Read more]

Coordinates: 4° 56′ 5″ N, 52° 20′ 5″ W

Cayenne is the capital of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. The city is located on the banks of the estuary of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic Ocean and occupies part of the Ile de Cayenne. It is… [Read more]

Coordinates: 4° 55′ 34″ N, 53° 1′ 39″ W

The dam of Petit-Saut is a dam located in the department of French Guiana between the towns of Sinnamary and Saint-Élie. Its dam lake, with an area of about 365 km² (about 16 km along on 19 km wide), is the largest in France; larger than the city… [Read more]

Coordinates: 4° 52′ 13″ N, 52° 14′ 51″ W

The Fort Diamant is a castle near Rémire-Montjoly in French Guiana whose construction began in 1840 and ended in 1849. It is a building of 150 m² built on a plot of 3,600 m². Fort Diamant is composed of three pieces of artillery including a recess… [Read more]

Coordinates: 5° 9′ 30″ N, 52° 39′ 52″ W

The Engraved Rocks of Carapa (Roches Gravées de la Carapa), rediscovered in 1992, is the largest set of rock carvings discovered in French Guiana. The site, a historical monument since the 18^th of November 1993, brings together polishers and rock… [Read more]

Coordinates: 4° 51′ 26″ N, 52° 16′ 9″ W

The seven Engraved Rocks of Mahury (Roches Gravées de Mahury) form a historic monument in French Guiana, registered as such by decree of the 8^th of March 2002. The seven rocks are located in the municipality of Rémire-Montjoly and are part of a set… [Read more]

Coordinates: 4° 30′ 44″ N, 52° 2′ 44″ W

The Engraved Rocks of the Favard Mountain (Montagne Favard) is an historical monument in French Guiana. The site is registered as an historic monument by decree of the 16^th of September 1991. [Read more]

Coordinates: 4° 37′ 56″ N, 52° 18′ 15″ W

The Fourgassier Falls (Chutes de Fourgassier) are located a few kilometres from Roura in direction of the Marais de Kaw. [Read more]

Coordinates: 4° 56′ 45″ N, 52° 29′ 31″ W

The 160 acre of the French Guiana Zoo (Zoo de Guyane) in Macouria is home to over 70 native animal species, giving visitors the opportunity to admire the country’s flora and fauna without having to head into the Amazon Jungle. Some 450 animals live… [Read more]

Coordinates: 4° 44′ 8″ N, 52° 18′ 19″ W

The Gabriel Creek (Crique Gabriel) is often presented as the most beautiful creeks of French Guiana, but it is overall the nearest one to Cayenne (about 35 km east of Cayenne). This small creek runs into the Mahury, a few hundred meters from the… [Read more]

Coordinates: 5° 17′ 37″ N, 52° 49′ 38″ W

The Guiana Space Centre or, more commonly, Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) is a French spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana. Operational since 1968, it is particularly suitable as a location for a spaceport due to its proximity to the equator, and… [Read more]

Coordinates: 5° 28′ 45″ N, 53° 12′ 24″ W

Iracoubo is a commune on the coast of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. The settlement of Iracoubo, seat of the commune, is located between the settlement of Sinnamary and the hamlet of Organabo.… [Read more]

Coordinates: 4° 49′ 30″ N, 51° 56′ 11″ W

The Island of the Grand Constable (Île du Grand Connétable) is located 18 km off the mouth of the Approuague in French Guiana. With the Island of Small Constable, it forms the national nature reserve of the Grand Constable Island, managed by the … [Read more]

Coordinates: 4° 53′ 22″ N, 52° 11′ 7″ W

The Islets of Rémire are a small archipelago of four islands off the town of Rémire-Montjoly (La Mère, Le Père, Le Malingre, Les Mamelles (two islets)). The Islet of the Enfant Perdu, which is a little further upstream, is generally added to them.… [Read more]

Coordinates: 4° 30′ 51″ N, 52° 3′ 44″ W

The Kaw-Roura Marshland Nature Reserve (Kaw Marshland or Marais de Kaw) is one of six natural reserves created by the French government in French Guiana. This reserve is the second largest nature reserve in France by area (94,700 hectares) after… [Read more]

Coordinates: 5° 9′ 52″ N, 52° 38′ 34″ W

Kourou is located 60 km north-west of the capital Cayenne at the mouth of the Kourou River on the Atlantic coast. In 1965 the Centre Spatial Guyanais (Guiana Space Centre) was founded behind the town. [Read more]

Coordinates: 4° 57′ 47″ N, 52° 45′ 32″ W

The Kourou is a river in French Guiana with a length of 112 km. The city of Kourou is at its mouth to the Atlantic Ocean. Its estuary is home to the marina. As everywhere in the Amazon, the colour of the water is brown because of the sediment… [Read more]

Coordinates: 4° 51′ 47″ N, 52° 20′ 41″ W

The La Mirande Trail (Sentier de la Mirande) winds through the Mount Grand-Matoury, a nature reserve mainly populated by birds. The wildlife encounters are frequent, but it is at sunrise and sunset that the chances to observe macaws, toucans and … [Read more]

Coordinates: 4° 53′ 57″ N, 52° 16′ 13″ W

On the Loyola Trail (Sentier de Loyola) are the vestiges of an immense colonial exploitation run by Jesuits. [Read more]

Coordinates: 3° 24′ 6″ N, 53° 55′ 29″ W

Maripasoula is a French commune in the department of French Guiana. The town, the largest in France, and one of the least densely populated, is the border with Suriname and Brazil. The city is mainly populated by people from the Boni ethnicity.… [Read more]

Coordinates: 5° 4′ 23″ N, 52° 41′ 58″ W

The Montagne des Singes (Monkey Mountain) is located south-west of the city of Kourou, 15 km towards the Dégrad Saramaca. It rises to 161 m and some tributaries of the River Kourou left bank have their source there. [Read more]

Coordinates: 4° 57′ 58″ N, 52° 27′ 54″ W

Montsinéry-Tonnegrande, formerly Viriot, is a commune of French Guiana. It is surrounded by rivers and mangroves. [Read more]

Gallery of my best digial photos of all over Americas (French Guiana, Peru and Suriname). [Read more]

Gallery of my best photos of all over France. [Read more]

Coordinates: 5° 9′ 47″ N, 53° 57′ 38″ W

The Piste Paul Isnard is a road in French Guiana. It is named after an old gold miner. At the end of the road, two sites were exploited: Citron and Paul Isnard. The former name of the company was CMPI until 1987. During the penitentiary era many… [Read more]

Coordinates: 5° 25′ 22″ N, 53° 3′ 1″ W

The great Pripri de Yiyi is located on the municipalities of Sinnamary and Iracoubo, and covers about 15 000 ha. This ecosystem occupies a central position between two other large Guyanese marshes, Kaw-Roura Marshland at the east and Savane Sarcelle… [Read more]

Coordinates: 4° 53′ 6″ N, 52° 15′ 47″ W

With a length of 5 km, the Rorota Trail (Sentier du Rorota) connects the lakes of Rorota, of Lalouette and of Rémire in the municipality of Rémire-Montjoly and is located on the northern edge of the Plateau of Mahury. This massive rises to 170 m… [Read more]

Coordinates: 5° 24′ 29″ N, 54° 4′ 56″ W

Saint-Jean-du-Maroni is a town in French Guiana, in the commune of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni on the Maroni River, directly opposite the Suriname Village of Bigiston. [Read more]

Coordinates: 5° 30′ 13″ N, 54° 1′ 55″ W

Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, called simply Saint-Laurent, is a French commune located in the department of French Guiana. In 2010, it was the second most populous municipality in French Guiana after Cayenne. [Read more]

Coordinates: 4° 55′ 38″ N, 52° 16′ 41″ W

The Salines de Montjoly along Montjoly beach, cross the coastal marshes and dune vegetation, and lead to the observatory of the Kwata association where it is possible to contemplate many birds and sometimes caimans. The path continues and goes into… [Read more]

Coordinates: 5° 17′ 15″ N, 52° 35′ 20″ W

The Iles du Salut are a group of small islands of volcanic origin about 11 km from the coast of French Guiana (14 km north of Kourou) in the Atlantic Ocean. The Ile du Diable is better known to English speakers as Devil’s Island. The total area is… [Read more]

Coordinates: 4° 34′ 44″ N, 52° 14′ 36″ W

The Tresor Trail (Sentier Trésor) is named after the Trésor mine, which was used for many years for its deposits of gold, then abandoned. The few remnants of this operation are outside of the reserve. Being a voluntary nature reserve, managers are… [Read more]

Coordinates: 5° 25′ 19″ N, 53° 8′ 2″ W

Between 1797 and 1799 more than a thousand priests were sentenced to transportation in French Guiana, because they refused to take the oath to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy (Constitution Civile du Clergé), to remain faithful to Christ and to… [Read more]

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