Los Angeles - Cayenne

Gilles is a good friend living in Cayenne, French Guiana. We first met through couchsurfing. When I arrived in French Guiana, he made me discover the country by air. He has just conveyed a small plane from Los Angeles to Cayenne with two friends.

You can find his blog here

A few pictures from there :


The trip



Left : Guillaume. Right : Gilles. Guillaume flew me to Camopi the first time I went there from Cayenne






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Nicolas Sarkozy in Camopi !

He doesn't look like being really comfortable







Having seen what systematically happens when an important person comes to Camopi, I can imagine that it must have been very funny for inhabitants.

Alex travelling in south America

Alex, a friend I met in French Guiana, has just begun his 4 years trip in south America. He has also a blog (in French)

Alex in south America

Alex is a good friend living in French Guiana. I first met him through hospitalityclub. He's on the verge of the longuest trip of his life : three to four years in the Americas.


This is Alex, last time I saw him in Saint Georges de l'Oyapock, French Guiana.


This is his route planning, for the next two years (follow the red line) :

Pictures from Camopi / Vila Brasil

This is were I lived and worked during the scholar year 2006-2007, on the border between french Guiana and Brazil. Camopi is the native ameridians' village and Vila Brasil the brazilian village, on the other side of the border river.

On this map you can see the only roads, near the ocean. The border with Brazil is the Oyapock river. The river going to the west and then towards south from Camopi is the Camopi river.



Looking towards the south-east. On the right, Camopi. On the other side of the river, Vila Brasil. Coming on the bottom left, the Camopi river on which I lived at the beginning.



Another view, looking towards the south. Here we only see the Oyapock river. On the left side, Camopi, with one of its extensions at the foreground. On the top right, Vila Brasil.



Looking towards the west. Camopi only. On the left, the Oyapock river. On the right, the Camopi river. You can see the difference of color between the two rivers. There are a lot of gold seekers far inside the forrest polluting the river by their activity.



My house when I was living in Vila Brasil. No water (never very far anyway), no electricity.



My house while I was living in Camopi.



Down my house, near Camopi.



The only mean of transportation in the area.



The school under the rain.



On the way to school, early morning during the dry season.



My pupils.



My pupils.



Pupils' mothers.



With a pupil's father.



Camopi from my classroom.