Tourist attractions in Suriname

Jodensavanne (Dutch, "Jewish Savanna") was a Jewish plantation community in Suriname, South America, and was for a time the centre of Jewish life in the colony. It was established in the 1600s by Sephardi Jews and became more developed and wealthy after a group of Jews fleeing persecution in Brazil settled there in the 1660s. It was located in what is now Para District, about south of the capital Paramaribo, on the Suriname River. Sugarcane plantations were established by forcing Black African people to work as slaves. At its height in around 1700, Jodensavanne was home to roughly 500 plantati

17th century Dutch fortress in Paramaribo, Suriname

building in Paramaribo, Suriname

park in Paramaribo, Suriname

thumb|The square with the Presidential Palace of Suriname thumb|Ministry of Finance thumb|Congress Hall The Onafhankelijkheidsplein (; Independence Square) is a town square in Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname. The square is situated in the historical inner city, near the Suriname River and the Presidential Palace of Suriname.

fort near Nieuw-Amsterdam, Suriname

zoo in Paramaribo, Suriname

ressort in Paramaribo District, Suriname

nature reserve in Suriname