Paramaribo

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A classic Paramaribo scene. (Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)

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Typical architecture of Paramaribo. (Photo: Courtesy Wilderness Explorers)

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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)

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The Government is building dikes and embankments to protect the Wooden City of Paramaribo from rising sea levels. (Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)

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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)

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A (muslim) mosque and (jewish) synagoge peacefully next to each other in Suriname's capital city of Paramaribo. (Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)