French Guiana - view on the inhabited Devil Island
1.The 3 hours tour in the Kourou Space Centre was fascinating and basically the only really valuable program we made on this strange piece of France
2. Funny how proud are the native people of their Frenchness
3.. Interesting to see in South America so many Asians and by that Asian-type atmospheres
4. Place Victor Schoelcher Market, a colorful farmers market in Cayenne
5. Remire Montjoly, a deserted beach at Cayenne (though we missed some basic services)
6. See tapirs in its natural habitat in Tresor Nature Reserve
1. Very expensive! - The items, services are about 30% more expensive than in Paris
2. The country roads are full of potholes; the infrastructure is mostly poor
3. We saw a lot of idling men on the streets., an indication of the very high (25%) unemployment rate
4. The countryside is very underpopulated and so not exciting, unless the nature of that spot happen to be attractive - anyway the interior is quite inaccessible compared to Guyana or Suriname
5. Almost no tourist infrastructure - the territory does not seem to be interested in attracting visitors other than technicians, business people
6. It is weird that in an overseas territory of France, eating bushmeat is legal.
7. No tourist visits exist to the Devil's Island - A tragedy for an adorer of the book, Papillon
