See here for our cruising notes for the Guyanas. The Independence Square in Paramaribo. Many governmental buildings from the colonial time are maintained in perfect condition. The UNESCO put Paramaribo on its world cultural heritage list.
	Typical street scene in Paramaribo. You could feel like in a small town in the Netherlands - if it was less hot and the relative humidity more bearable.
	The Waterfront. One of the best spots is occupied by the Consulate of Haiti...
	Suriname has an impressive ethnic mix: Chinese, Vietnamese, Indians, Indonesians, Africans, Europeans live peacefully together. Concerning the melting pot: a couple of hundred years ago, the Brits and Dutch exchanged Suriname for New Amsterdam (today New York) ...