2024

BELLEVUE VILLAGE

Street square and neighborhood to visit

If you're driving between Iracoubo and Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, you'll find the village of Bellevue about ten kilometers from the town. It's the perfect place to stop and discover the crafts and traditional way of life of the Amerindians. In 2018, the village was granted 1,000 hectares of land to develop abattis and secure the community's future. Cécile Kouyouri, the village's customary chief, was the first Guyanese woman to achieve this status in 1997. Don't hesitate to stop by!

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