Paramaribo
Latest Stories
10102014_a-suriname-48201.jpg
A classic Paramaribo scene. (Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)
10102014_paramaribo-architec8201.jpg
Typical architecture of Paramaribo. (Photo: Courtesy Wilderness Explorers)
10102014_aerial-view-of-para8201.jpg
Rising sea levels from melting glaciers, ice caps, and the oceans' thermal expansion could eventually flood the low-lying capital of Paramaribo. (Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)
10102014_waterkant18201.jpg
The Government is building dikes and embankments to protect the Wooden City of Paramaribo from rising sea levels. (Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)
10102014_havenbeheerlucht8201.jpg
The Port of Paramaribo, a mid-sized facility known locally as Nieuwe Haven, is situated along the Suriname River in the capital of Paramaribo. (Photo: Courtesy N.V. Havenbeheer)
109_2014_mosqueandsynagoge8201.jpg
A (muslim) mosque and (jewish) synagoge peacefully next to each other in Suriname's capital city of Paramaribo. (Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)
109_2014_hindutemple8201.jpg
The Arya Dewaker Hindu Temple in Paramaribo (Photo: Courtesy Wilderness Explorers)
