The French Guiana is located in northern South America. It is a French colony that has 220 miles of coastline. Since European colonization in the 17th century this territory has been held by France, and when slavery was abolish African American slaves, brought in to work the plantations, were replaced by indentured laborers from other parts of the French Empire. In 1946 it became and overseas department of France, and in the 1960s a satellite space exploration center was established at Kourou, which brought jobs and urban development. There are different native groups in the rainforest areas, and communities of Noir Marrons, descendant of African Slaves.
Cayenne, the capital, has some interesting colonial buildings like The Musee Departemental, which has a mix of historical and archeological artifacts, and the Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur De Cayenne.
Other interesting places to go in the French Guiana are: Kaw Marshes, 40 miles southeast of Cayenne, is an area of forest, rich birdlife and inhabited. Montsinery, 27 miles southwest of Cayenne, a botanical hiking trail leads to the Annamite Penal Colony, where deported indo-chineese were detained. And Cacao, a village south of Cayenne, is inhabited by a Hmong community.
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