Suriname, formerly known as Dutch Guiana, was acquired by the Dutch from the British. (I think in the 1700's) Because things grow so well here (especially sugar cane) the Dutch traded New Amsterdam and Manhattan island for Suriname. The country gained independance in 1975. Not as clean as the french but better than Guiana. In the old town, lots of OLD dutch buildings. I found our church in one of those old buildings. Large population of blacks (escaped and freed slaves) Javanese, Chinese, Indians, (India), Amerindian, and Dutch. All speaking dutch with a caribbean/creol accent. (Chinese is "chinee")
While eating lunch we watched some repair construction on the siding of an old building. We shook our heads at the scaffolding.
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