stong kreek
Suriname0 mUnguardedVerified listing
The place
stong kreek (Stong Creek in Dutch/Sranan Tongo) in Marowijne district, Albina/Moengo area (eastern Suriname, ~30 km from the French Guiana border), at 34 m elevation, Amazon rainforest. FIRST ENTRY for Suriname. Rural hut on an Amazonian creek, heritage of the Maroons (Afro-descendant peoples who escaped Dutch slavery in the 18th century, "Bosnegers", 6 subgroups Ndyuka/Saramaka/Aluku, UNESCO 2003 oral traditions) and of the mining town of Moengo (bauxite, Alcoa 1916-2015).
The setting
Marowijne Albina/Moengo eastern Suriname 34 m Amazon 30 km from FG border, first entry, Sranan Tongo, Maroons who escaped Dutch slavery in the 18th century, Bosnegers 6 subgroups UNESCO 2003 oral, Moengo bauxite Alcoa 1916-2015.
