Bellevue, French Guiana
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Bellevue is a village in the commune
of Iracoubo
, French Guiana
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village on Route nationale 1, eight kilometres past Iracoubo, on the way to Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
. The population is under 1000. There are a couple of shops, but no accommodation. All children go to school at the primary school in Iracoubo.
Kali'na
s (also known as Galibis) are still living in Bellevue and maintain some of their traditions (fishing, danses).
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
of Iracoubo
Iracoubo
Iracoubo is a commune on the coast of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. The settlement of Iracoubo, seat of the commune, is located between the settlement of Sinnamary and the hamlet of Organabo .There is a parish church dating from 1893 in the...
, French Guiana
French Guiana
French Guiana is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America. It has borders with two nations, Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west...
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Overview
It is an AmerindianIndigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
village on Route nationale 1, eight kilometres past Iracoubo, on the way to Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is one of the two sub-prefectures of French Guiana and the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni...
. The population is under 1000. There are a couple of shops, but no accommodation. All children go to school at the primary school in Iracoubo.
Kali'na
Kali'na people
The Kali'na, also known as the Karib, Kaliña, Galibi, Kalina, Karina, Carina, Kalinha, Kariña, Kari’ña, or Karinya people, are an Indigenous ethnic group found in several countries on the Caribbean coast of South America. In language and culture they are Cariban.-Name:The origin of the name given...
s (also known as Galibis) are still living in Bellevue and maintain some of their traditions (fishing, danses).