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Freed from bureaucracy’s claws, we trudge away from the cooling river onto the unrelenting heat of the dusty, potholed road leading to the main township of St Laurent du Maroni and with luck, an air-conditioned hotel. There are no taxis and we struggle under the weight of our bags. We pause at a café for fresh croissants and coffee. Ceiling fans whirl overhead, giving brief respite. Gnarled old men, some tattooed, but all wizened, decrepit with vacant, unsmiling countenances stare silently at us from shaded doorways as we resume our trek. Who are they, ex-convicts? Still France’s unwanted I wonder?
Piranha country Marowinje River: Traveling from Albina on the Surinam side to St Laurent Du Maroni, French Guiana |
