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Contents
 History
Economy
Culture
Points of interest
Travel
History - Contents
The area was settled by the British in 1630, and in 1650 the city became the capital of the new English colony. The area changed hands often between the British and Dutch but was under Dutch rule from 1815 until the independence of Suriname in 1975. The citizens are chiefly of Asian Indian, indigenous, African, and Dutch descent.In January 1821 a fire in the city centre destroyed over 400 houses and other buildings. A second fire in September 1832 destroyed another 46 houses on the western part of the Waterkant.
Economy - Contents
The city's major exports are bauxite, sugar cane, rice, cacao, coffee, rum, and tropical woods. Cement, paint, and beer are all manufactured in the city.
Culture - Contents
Paramaribo is famed for its diverse ethnic makeup, including Indians, Creoles, Maroons, Indonesians, Amerindians, Chinese and Europeans.On Sundays and holidays there is a popular birdsong competition. Black twa-twas are the most common birds used.
Points of interest - Contents
 Government House, 1955,
now Presidential Palace.
Paramaribo is centred around the Onafhankelijksplein ( Independence Square), which contains both the Presidential Palace and the National Assembly. Immediately the square is Palmentuin Park. Other notable places are the Surinaams museum, Numismatisch Museum, Fort Zeelandia (dating from the 17th century, a market and canals that are reminiscent of the Netherlands. There is a wide variety of Dutch colonial buildings in the city.There is a wide variety of religious buildings in the city owing its ethnic diversity. There are two synagogues, a mosque, two mandirs, a Dutch Reformed church and a Roman Catholic cathedral ( Roman Catholic St Peter and St Paul Cathedral) built in 1885 of wood. It is thought to be the largest wooden building in the Americas, however it is currently closed for repairs and restoration.There are many hotels in the city, the main one being the Torarica Hotel, which also has a casino and is generally regarded as the best and largest hotel in Suriname. Others include the Ambassador, Combi Inn, De Luifel, Eco-Resort, Fanna Guesthouse, Guesthouse Amice, Hotel Savoie, Krasnapolsky, Lisa's Guesthouse, Solana Guesthouse and YMCA Guesthouse.
Travel - Contents
Paramaribo is served by the Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport and the Zorg-en-Hoop for local flights. |
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