Neotropical Butterfly Park, Suriname

We also visited the Neotropical Butterfly Park in Wanica, which is one of the largest butterfly farms in South America as well as the first butterfly farm in Suriname.  This farm has about 20 different types of butterflies and exports the pupas to other farms overseas (mainly Europe). It also exports red-footed tortoises and boa constrictors (sold as pets).  This little frog ate a butterfly Lands on my finger Pink Mush - Butterfly Food Different types of caterpillars Packaging the pupa's for export ...

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Suriname - A Melting Pot of Cultures

Suriname is a former Dutch colony is located in the northern coast of South America, surrounded by Guyana (in the west), French Guyana (in the east) and Brazil (in the south). Its the smallest independent country in the South American continent. We arrived in Domburg, a small village situated 6 miles up from Paramaribo on the Suriname river, the evening of 22nd January 2015. It was a day's sail (approx. 125 nautical miles) from St Laurent, Maroni river. We picked up a mooring (N 05.30.380 W54.02.041) at $8 EUR/day opposite the Domburg...

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French Guyana

S/Y Yelo up ahead We departed Lencois, Brazil at 05:30 hours of 23rd November 2014 and crossed the equator from Southern to Northern hemisphere about 150 nautical miles from Lencois.  We were headed towards Degrad de Cannes in French Guyana when we met our friends on S/Y Yelo at the entrance of Mahury River on 27th November and decided to follow them to Ile de Salut instead. We're so happy to meet Daniela & Rolf again. The last time we met was in South Africa about a year ago. We anchored next to S/Y Yelo on Ile Royale at 3.5m deep...

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