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Pontoetoe
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Pontoetoe was a village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname, situated on the banks of the Paloemeu River. The village was inhabited by Wayana Amerindians.
Pontoetoe was visited on 8 November 1904 by the Tapanahony expedition. In 1940 it was reported during an aerial reconnaissance that the village had been abandoned.
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