johnkebab Says: One of the best things to experience whilst in Cayenne is the bustling market that takes place every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. All sorts of fresh fruits, vegetables, fish and spices can be bought there but the atmosphere is what really makes the day.There is a healthy...
johnkebab Says: Every saturday night during the build up to Carnaval, the Touloulou takes place, and as far as I'm aware, its the only place in the world where it happens..Its basically a masked ball, but instead of just a mask, the women are covered from head to toe so there is no way of...
Mano a mano...: Buy fresh fish
bloorange Says: A good place to buy fresh fish is to go to the "jetee" (sort of bridge that ends in the middle of the water), where you will find the fishermen with their catch of the day... Fish - cheap
johnkebab Says: Generally speaking Cayenne is a pretty safe place during the day, if you stay away from the dodgy areas and don't wear lots of jewellrey etc etc.At night time it can be quite a different story, there are gangs that operate in Cayenne and quite a bit of 'clandestine' goings...
Honorary British Consul French Guiana
johnkebab Says: If you need to get hold of the British consul in Cayenne whilst your there, for either passport renewal or one of your friends has been naughty, you could have a bit of a drama finding it.The address is 16 Rue Monerville, Cayenne, its quite close to the market but is in the...
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A good place to buy fresh fish is to go to the "jetee" (sort of bridge that ends in the middle of the water), where you will find the fishermen with their catch...
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First of all, Cayenne is the city situated on the ?le de Cayenne, its not two separate places, wanted to clear that up to avoid confusion..... The city (large town), itself is quite diverse, it has...
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The Amazonian jungle in Europe

Being in Guyana is simply incredible: you are in France, in Europe, and yet, in the Amazonian jungle!!! The idea is crazy but it is true... Okay, okay, technicaly it is true, but in reality, Guyana is...
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Cayenne, or when europe mix with south america... Funny to see the french cars, flags and euro money mix with jungle, wild animals and indians...
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Cayenne is the capital of French Guiana, an overseas région and département of France located in South America. The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic...
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