Paramaribo - a city with a very attractive mixture of colonial architecture of the British, Dutch, French and Spanish.

Fort Zeelandia, which houses the Museum of Suriname.

Humid tropical and equatorial. The average air temperature in the capital: in the summer - 28.5, 26.4 in winter. Average annual rainfall within the limits of 2000-3040 mm / year. In the two periods are increased rainfall. From April to August and from November to January.

The best in the dry season: February-April, August-December.

Sruinamu Society consists of: Indians (37%), Kreoli (31%), Jawajczyków (15%), blacks (10%), Indians (2%), white (1%) and other (2%). The exact ethnicity of many citizens, it is virtually impossible to determine because mixed marriages are common. Hindus, Javanese people, blacks and Chinese were brought by the Dutch, as a cheap labor force. A little more than two centuries ago in the country were well over 650 separate plantations. They have a good life case of Suriname.

The 1788r. Slaves accounted for 50, with 55 thousand. country's population.

Slavery was abolished in 1863. After a 10-year transitional period, in which slaves had to work on plantations for the conservation of economic stabliności, brought from Asia, hired labor. The assumption was that they return home when the contracts expire, but the majority remained. Between 1873 and the end of the First World War, attended by over 34 thousand. British immigrants from India, and between 1890 and 1939 brought almost 33 thousand. Javanese people.

When I regained Suriname, in 1975., All the inhabitants have preserved the independence of Dutch citizenship. In the next few years, almost one third of the population went to Europe. They were mainly wywalifkiowani workers, which led to economic collapse. Suriname came out of him with the support of the Netherlands.

In 1980,. after the civil war came to power the military regime led by Desi Boutrese. Dopierow Democracy returned in 1988.

One thing that unites a very diverse society, beyond the common history of slavery, of course, is the flag, crest and national anthem. Green, red and white flag symbolizes fertility, respectively, patriotism and justice and peace. On Herbie is the motto Justitia-Pietas-Fides (Justice-Love-Fidelity). Anthem, based on the Dutch 19wiecznej composition and talks about Sanangron m.in (Surinamese land, territory) requesting all residents initially did not come from anywhere.

Hinduism - 27.4%

Protestant - 25.2%

Moravian, Roman Catholic - 22.8%

Muslims - 19.6%

A common Creole expression is "no span - keep cool / worry. Citizens of Suriname are known for their hospitality and friendliness to visitors. Before entering someone's home often remove the shoes. And when zostaniemu been invited as a guest host expects that the branch we take in a meal. Respect for elders is very important. Children turn to adults politely and respectfully to them in word mwpadają. Salutation is generally popular handshake, al edobrzy friends greet Bras - hug.

English, Creole saran Tongo, sarnami Hindi, Javanese, saramaccaans, aukaans, the southern dialects of Chinese, Syrian dialect of Arabic and Portuguese ...

89.6% (women 87.2%, men 92%)

Netherlands - 46.6%

Sarnami Hindi - 15.8%

Saramaccaans, Aukaans, Paramaccaans - 15.2%

Saran Tongo - 9%

Javanese - 5.6%

(2004)

Suriname at the entrance to the Polish citizens are valid residence visas and transit. To obtain a tourist visa, you must complete the visa application form and attach two photographs. The form can also be obtained at the airport (cost: $ 10). Cost of visa: 60dniowa residence with the law once crossing the border - EUR 35, 60dniowa the law of multiple cross-border - 45 EUR 6miesięczna the law of multiple cross-border - 105 EUR, annual turystycznobiznesowa - 135 EUR. If you are traveling for a purpose other than tourism, to be invited. Visas can not be obtained at the border. The visa can be applied at the Embassy of Suriname in the Hague or the Consulate General of Suriname in Amsterdam. For further information, please visit: www.surinfo.org. The required amount of money for each day of stay is not determined. Passport upon entry into Suriname must be valid at least 6 months. Mandatory must present a return ticket.

Suriname Tourism Foundation

Dr. JF Nassylaan 2, Paramaribo, Suriname

Tel: 424 878th

Website: www.suriname-tourism.org

Embassy of the Republic of Suriname in The Netherlands

Alexander Gogelweg 2, 2517 JH 3-650844, The Hague, The Netherlands

Tel: (70) 365 0844.

Embassy of the Republic of Suriname in the USA

4301 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 460, NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA

Tel: (202) 244 7488.

Website: www.surinameembassy.org

Caribbean Tourism Organisation in the UK

22 The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey TW9 1BP, UK

Tel: (020) 8948 0057.

www.doitcaribbean.com

Polish Embassy in the country:

There are no diplomatic. Polish Ambassador in Venezuela is also accredited in the Republic of Suriname.

Polish Consulate in Paramaribo, Wagenwegstraat 57 a, Downtown, Paramaribo, Tel.: (597) 42 61 45, Consular District: The territory of Suriname

Suriname Embassy in Poland:

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Passport Expiry date - more than six months beyond the duration of the visit. You can not bring fruit, vegetables, coffee, plants, roots, tubers, rice, fish, meat and meat products

Private medical examination costs approximately. $ 40.

It is practically necessary. Medical care is limited. In Paramaribo is a Chamber of entertainment and a few hospitals around the city.

Academisch Ziekenhuis

Flustraat, Beniespark, Paramaribo

Phone: (597) 1944-2222

Fax: (597) 44-0022

Stichting 's lands Hospitaal

Gravenstraat 64, Centre, Paramaribo

Phone: (597) 47-3655

Fax: (597) 47-0691

E-Mail Address: slands@sr.net

Streekziekenhuis Nickerie

Annastraat 35, Nieuw-Nickerie, N. Nickerie

Phone: (597) 1923-1241

Fax: (597) 1923-2325

E-Mail Address: medoerga@sr.net

Sint Vincentius Ziekenhuis

Koninginne 4, Centre, Paramaribo

Phone: (597) 1947-1212

Fax: (597) 47-3148

Do not swim in water reservoirs, the water harmful parasites that live. The pools are chlorinated and safe. The tap water is also usually chlorinated. Use caution when consuming milk products, rarely when it is pasteurized. The exception is the National Dairy Products.

Watch out for poison, for which the tourist is exposed through the snakes, frogs and even the bark of certain trees.

Danger crime is generally low, especially in the day - the police control of the situation. However, be a lot of caution after dark. Do not walk alone, especially outside the city center. Not recommended for a visit on their own premises uczęsczanych mainly by residents

From Guyana:

Apoera - Corriverton

South Drain - Moleson Creek (car ferry)

Washoda

From Guyana Fracuską:

Albina - St. Laurent de Maroni (car ferry)

Cottica

The main airport in the country is the International Airport of Johan Adolf Penela Called Zanderij international airport. It is located in the city Zanderij odo, 45km south of Paramaribo. Carriers offer a combination of the following places:

Caribbean Airlines - the Port of Spain (Trinidad_

Commuter Caribbean Airways - Brazil and the eastern Caribbean.

Insel Air - from Curaçao

KLM - to Amsterdam

Meta Transportes Aéreos - the Belém-Val de Cães, Boa Vista, Georgetown

Surinam Airways - to Amsterdam, Arubaą, Belém-Val de Cães, Cayenne, Curacao, Georgetown, Miami, Port of Spain www.slm.firm.sr

No rail network

For about 30SRD can be reached by bus from Albina, on the border with French Guiana.

Road network of the country is not well developed or maintained. Despite this, combined with the Guyana Suriname and French Guiana, from which you can get one bezwiększego problem of land border crossings, be reached by ferry.

From Corriverton Guyana ferry to the city Nieuw Nickerie.

Flights of small aircraft, mainly charter flights and connections Paramaribo with several remote areas of support Surinam Airways and Air Gum.

No rail network.

On coastal bus routes run from the government and the so-called. Jumbos - local minibuses. Both of these means of transport is very cheap and quite regular. Fare is best determined in advance. In addition to the major axes of very few bus rides.

The road network in Suriname in poor condition and very well developed, most are concentrated on the coast. Way off the main route for coastal and Brownsberg often only suitable dlasamochodów field.

For some parts of the country can be reached only by boat. Navigable rivers are beautiful trails leading to some villages and plantations. Best leek native to these expeditions is Paramaribo. After the major rivers of ferry boats.

Taxi - taxis can navigate the coast. Kilukrotnie They are more expensive than buses, but incomparably faster. Prices are negotiable and usually reasonable, fixed fee naljlepiej front of the car.

It is. Cafes. However there is virtually big hotels and more and more smaller offers access to the Internet.

Postal services are at a high level. Main Post Office:

Surpost Hoofdpostkantoor

Kerkplein # 1 - Paramaribo

(597) -477524

www.surpost.com

Airmail to Europe flies about 10 days.

Left-hand traffic.

SRD Suriname dollar

American Express and MasterCard are the most widely accepted. Diners Club in some places. The exchange travelers checks at the bank should not be a problem, but it is best to have issued in U.S. Dollars or Funrach Szterligach to avoid additional charges for replacement. ATMs are located only in the branches of RBTT = Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago.

- Overnight accommodation (hostel, hotel average) U.S. $ 6-25

- Meal (fast food restaurant), the average meal -5 USD

Border Crossing Suriname-Guyana, on the Corentyne River has its own free zone.

Central Bazaar in Paramaribo - the biggest market place under the roof of the Caribbean.

Maretraite Mall - shopping center open daily 16:00-22:00. Branded clothing and other products too cheap. John Steenstraat 118, Paramaribo. You can pay in dollars and euros.

Hermitage Mall - Same as above. Lallarookhweg, Paramaribo

Ready Tex - a store with all kinds of souvenirs

http://www.readytexartgallery.com

Maagdenstraat 1944-1948

Handmade jewelry, perfume

200 cigarettes or 200 cigarillos or 20 cigars or 500g tobacco

1 liter of strong alcohol, 8l 4l of wine and beer

50g 1l eau de toilette perfume, cologne or nalsamu

Other goods for personal use to the value of $ 500US.

In the capital there is a number of modern hotels with air conditioning, but it is necessary to reserve space in advance, because it is not too much inch. Smaller hotels and guesthouses can be found Paramaribo and several places outside, but it's always better to first consult the information, preferably in the Suriname Tourism Foundation

www.suriname-tourism.org

In Paramaribo the Heerenstraat the branch YMCA.

In the centers, such as Blake Vatra, Cloa Kreeka, Republiek and Zandery are places for camping with basic amenities such as bathroom or kitchen. In addition, some reserves are prepared in camp. Np. Brownsberg

In Paramaribo you can rent apartments with kitchen. The various standards, do not need to be more costly option away.

Single Fan € 17.00

Quadruple Fan € 42.00

Double Fan € 24.00

Single A / C room € 30.00

Triple Fan € 35.00

Double A / C room € 35.00

Apartment A / C from € 40.00 per night from 1 to 4 persons

Extra bed € 5.00 per night

Kitchen consists of a mixture of traditional correctly cuisine: Indian, Chinese, Javanese and Creole.

Sauto Soup - chicken soup with rice, chopped meat, chicken, parsley, beans, sprouts, boiled egg, fried onion and lemon grass and ginger.

Roti - the type of pancake-like cake, jedzonego meat chicken, ox or lamb, potatoes and other vegetables. Very strongly flavored.

Bara - in deep fat fried dough przyskam przyprawianego cardamonem among other things, and cumin. Served with the traditional rules of chilli sauce - sambal.

Petjil - cooked vegetables with peanut sauce

Samosas - a traditional Indian snack, fried in deep tłszczu purses stuffed with meat.

Dawet - a traditional drink based on coconut milk, mixed with juice. Pink or green.

Rum: Borgo, Black Cat

Local beer Parbo

In Paramaribo you can find many restaurants of all kinds. Kitchen Suriname is so diverse that every day you can feed on food from another part of the world. Chinese Restaurants are similar everywhere in the world, but the item, you can find Indian, African and countless food stalls of this incredibly diverse cuisine.

Not very widespread custom in Suriname.

Paramaribo, Brownsberg, Releighvallen, Galibi

St. Stephen's Cathedral. Peter and Paul - the largest wooden building in Latin America. It is located in her grave Peerke Donders, Dutch saint.

Paramaribo - a mixture of four different colonial architecture

Presidential Palace - the building from 1730r. was originally built as the seat of the Governor. Since independence is the seat of the President. Located on the edge of Independence Square.

House Suzanny du Plessis - preserved plantation owner's office tarnished. It was famous for the brutal treatment of slaves working for her

Brownsbreg - the park is located 130 km south of Paramaribo is easily accessible by car. It has its own accommodation and tourist information. Numerous walking spaki intersecting streams, near waterfalls and leading podziwania can give the best views of the reserve. In addition, observational allow faith to do an unforgettable pictures. Park is famous for, inter alia, the fact that it occurs in 650 species of birds, of which 200 did not appear in other places around the world.

Central Suriname Nature Reserve - covering 1.6 million hectares of primary rainforest, combining the three most important protected areas: Releighvallen - in the north, Tafelberg - in the center and Elierts de Hann Gebert - to the south.

Releighvallen Reserve - located along the river Coppename has an area of 78,170 hectares. In particular, is a paradise for lovers of birds inhabit it Zadki numerous species - generally more than 400 different. The name itself derives from the waterfalls, which are formed in the upper river.

Galibi Reserve - the world famous nesting site of marine capture. In February and August of catching massively go to the beach to the sand deposit their eggs. Especially popular among the catching seems to be a beach Eilanti.

New Year

Mar. 11 - Phagwa Holi (Hindu festival)

Good Friday

Easter

May 1 - Labor Day,

July 1 - Day abolition of Slavery,

4 November - Diwali (Hindu festival.

November 26 - Independence Day

December 21 - Eid al-Fitr - the end of Ramadan

25 December - Christmas Day and Muslim holidays moving (the end of Ramadan) and Hindu (Divali).

Jazz Festival - every year in paxdzierniku. http://www.surinamejazzfestival.com/

Keti koti - colorful parades and other celebrations in Paramaribo celebrated on July 1 to celebrate the abolition of slavery.

Srefidensi - celebration on November 25, concentrated in about Independence Square commemorates the acquisition of independence from Holland in 1875.

Surifesta - events held in Paramaribo on the turn of the calendar year http://www.surifesta.com

In Paramaribo is the number of clubs, of which the best are usually in hotels. Keeping the hotel premises is recommended for tourists, unless going to a party with local friends who know other places and their reputation. In the hotels you can find Local Events Bulletin, which informs you of upcoming entertainment.

Good quality raincoats and footwear. Sunscreen. Mosquito net, hammock.