1. French Guiana
We hope you will enjoy it ! 

3. Atlantic Ocean
French Guiana
Suriname
Brazil

11. Aerial view of the Kourou
Spaceport

16. « Together and in color ! »

17. The Amerindians
They are the first occupants of the country :
→ The Galibis and the Arawaks live near
Saint-Laurent ;
→ The Palikours live near Saint-Georges ,
they adapted themselves to the
occidental lifestyle ;
→ The Tekos or Emerillons ,the Wayanas and
the Wayampis live in the south. In theory this
place is protected to prevent any illegal
activities ( by gold mining ,destruction of the
environment ,pollution ,etc. ... ).

18. Amerindian chiefs of
Wayampis

19. An amerindian woman painting
a « sky on the roof » ( = Ciel de case
)

20. Another « ciel de case »

21. The Bushinenge
The Bushinenge are the descendants of the
Africans who settled in the Surinamese
inland on the Maroni River to escape
slavery.
They are : the Bonis ( or Alukus ) along the
Maroni river mostly ; the Djukas in Grand-
Santi ,also on the Maroni river ; the
Paramacas and the Saramacas.
Their language is a blend of
English ,Hollandese and Portuguese.

22. Their Tembe art
It’s the « Bush people »’s heritage : it was the only way
to communicate in the Surinam plantations. The
different colors and shapes had a meaning.
It is a very colorful and geometric art. A Tembe can
be a painting or a sculpture.
The men used to offer a tembe sculpture to ask
their lover in marriage.

23. Sculpted traymeal
Sculpted chair A sculpted stool
A paddle
Sculptures A tembe painting
A canoe

24. The Creole people
The Creoles are the local descendants of
African slaves. The slaves worked in
plantations and used to grow sugar
cane ,spices ,chocolate ,coffee beans ...
Between the XVIII and the XIX century ,the
Creole language appears. It is French
blended with English ,Spanish ,Dutch and
a little bit of Portuguese.

25. Painting of Creole’s people in the
market

26. Group singing in creole during a concert

27. Kids wearing madras

28. The Europeans
Since the XVII century ,Guiana is colonised
by the French. They used the African
slaves they brought in with them to grow
sugar ,spices ,chocolate and coffee until
slavery was definetely abolished in 1848.
The abolition caused the economy to
slow ,but not to stop : Guiana was still
French and still growing.
In 1945 ,the territory became a French
department ,the « 97.3 ».
In 1973 ,the Kourou Space Center was
created ,it’s known for its rockets named
Ariane.

29. The H’mong
Expelled from Laos in 1977 ,they are
today about a thousand people ( 500
on arrival ). They are divided into four
villages they have built themselves :
Cacao ,Javouhey ,Rococoua and
Corrossony.

30. H’mong’s traditional dance

31. H’mong with their different
clothes

32. Their costumes seen close

33. The rest of the
population
This minority is mostly composed of
immigrants from the surrounding
countries and Islands :
→
Chinese ,Brazilians ,Haïtians ,Lebanes
e ,Guyanese ( from English
Guyana ) ,Dominicans ,Surinamese ,
Peruvian ,etc …

34. Chinese parade during the
Carnival

35. Brazilians marching through the
streets to celebrate a victory ( football
world cup 2002 )

36. Haïtians kids showing their
gifts

37. The Broth Awara fritters
colombo
The red beans with quack

38. • Banana comes from the banana tree, a
tropical plant. There are two types of
bananas : sweet banana and plantain
banana, less sweet, which is cooked
before be eating. Bananas are picked up
again green, and finish grew up after
picking up.

39. • Mango comes from the mango tree which
is a big tree.The fruit is fleshy, oval and is
about from 5 to 15 cm. Mango is green,
yellow and red colors. The flesh is sweet,
appreciated and delicious. YUMMY ;)

40. • Papaya is comes from papaya tree. It is a
generous delicious bay rich in flavor which
can reach 1 kg. In maturity, papayas are
green yellow, with an orange juicy flesh.

41. Plum of Cythera
• Plum of Cythera has an oval form and
become yelow-orange at maturity.
• The plum of Cythera tree is a little tree who
grew up in equatorial zones. Before maturity,
plum of cythera is used against the diseases
and against the troubles of intestines.

42. Pineapple
• The pineapple is a tropical fruit covered with orange
scales, leafy in its summit, very appreciated for its yellow
and sweet flesh.

43. Passion fruit
Passion fruit is called Maragudja too.
It’s comes from a beauiful, sauvage
plain who results from tropical zones
of the world, Passiflore.

44. Guava
Guava
The guava is the fruit of the guava. She
can consume in juice, in fruit, in jam and in
sherbet. It is a medicinal plant strong in
vitamin C, used against the diarrhea Its
relatively plentiful organic acids confer him
an a little acidulated flavor and very freshly.

45. Ramboutan
• In Guyana, you can find the
ramboutan in the mong village.

46. Citrus fruits
• In french Guyana, there are many types of citrus
fruits. There are:
Orange
Satsuma
Grapefruits
Lemon