Carbet local
The place
Carbet local ("local carbet", indigenous dwelling) in French Guiana, Régina/Roura area (left bank of the Comté basin, France), at 18 m elevation, Amazonian rainforest. Continuous French Guiana cluster (batches 345-347, 2 entries). Carbet ("carbet" = traditional Wayana-Wayampi-Kali'na indigenous dwelling, walless, palm roof, wapa dark palm Manicaria saccifera, 40-year weave lifespan), Amazonian rainforest area (French Guiana Amazonian Park, 3.4 million ha, France's largest national park, leading green lung of French Amazonia) and indigenous peoples (Kali'na 3,000+ Palikur 1,000+ Wayana 500+ Wayampi 300+ Teko 400, 6 Amerindian nations, 12,000 inhabitants total, 5% of French Guiana's population, conflict with illegal gold mining since the 1990s + Brazilian garimpeiros gold panners, 15,000 illegal miners, flooding of the Amazonian rainforest).
The setting
French Guiana Régina/Roura Comté left bank Amazonian rainforest France 18 m, continuous cluster batches 345-347 2 entries, carbet dwelling Wayana-Wayampi-Kali'na walless palm roof Manicaria saccifera 40 years, French Guiana Amazonian Park 3.4 million ha largest in France leading green lung of French Amazonia, 6 Amerindian nations Kali'na 3,000+Palikur/Wayana/Wayampi/Teko 12,000 total 5% of French Guiana population Brazilian garimpeiros 15,000 illegal gold panners 1990s.
