ENGRAVED ROCKS

All along the Route des Plages, but most visible on the left before the Dégrad-des-Cannes crossroads, this is one of 17 engraved rock sites listed in French Guiana. Nothing spectacular, but more of a mystery: the Arawak Indians used the rocks as polishers, but also carved unexplained symbols into them. There's a good chance that the vegetation will have covered them during your visit: although they are sometimes cleaned up, nature quickly reclaims its territory, and so much the better, as they are thus preserved from vandalism.