What is it like to visit Suriname?

Suriname (/ˈsʊrᵻnæm/, /-nɑːm/ or /-nəm/, also spelled Surinam), officially known as the Republic of Suriname (Dutch: Republiek Suriname [ˌreːpyˈblik ˌsyːriˈnaːmə]), is a sovereign state on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. read more

Like Rob said, it's very multicultural and diverse. That is the thing that I like about Suriname, and the thing that makes it iconic. For example: there is a place where there is a mosque right next to a synagogue. It may not seem like a big deal, but it just goes to show how excepting the people are of others. read more

Like Belize, they wanted advice on how to best reach prospective travelers. With the number of Dutch tourists declining each year—Suriname is a former colony of the Netherlands—the country is eager to tap into new markets, and North Americans are, geographically and financially, the demographic most likely to take a chance on the smallest country in South America. read more

Suriname, it turns out, is a knuckle on northern South America's fist, squeezed between other lesser-knowns, Guyana and French Guyana, the continent's non-Latin nations. The country is a regional anomaly: neither Spanish nor Portuguese in language and tradition like its South American neighbors, nor French like its Caribbean ones. read more