Trois-Palétuviers

Trois-Palétuviers (English: three mangroves) is a Palikur Amerindian village on the Oyapock River in French Guiana, France near the border with Brazil.[2]

Trois-Palétuviers
Village
Trois-Palétuviers is located in French Guiana
Trois-Palétuviers
Trois-Palétuviers
Location in French Guiana
Coordinates: 04°03′00″N 51°40′08″W
CountryFrance
Overseas regionFrench Guiana
ArrondissementCayenne
CommuneSaint-Georges
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Totalc. 180
Time zoneUTC-3

Overview

Trois-Palétuviers was established in 1960.[3] The Palikur used to live in circular communal houses with palm leaf roofs[4] in semi-permanent villages.[3] They were encouraged to live in permanent villages, and settled in one story prefabricated concrete houses.[4]

Trois-Palétuviers has a school[5] which is home to Cavaliers des Trois Palétuviers, a chess club who were invited to demonstrate their talents in Brussels in 2013.[6] In 2017, there was a malaria outbreak in the region,[7] and the Pasteur Institute has opened a screening centre in the village.[8]

The village only has electricity in the evening, and is not connected to the internet. The village can be reached via the Oyapock River, and is located about one hour from Saint-Georges.[1]

References
  1. ""Not Withstanding a Series of Obstacles," Kids in French Guiana Speak with Space Station". American Radio Relay League. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. "ARISS 973 : Douzième contact radioamateur pour Thomas PESQUET [MAJ]". Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. Ogeron & Odonne 2018, p. 2.
  4. Ogeron & Odonne 2018, p. 4.
  5. "Groupe scolaire Les Trois Palétuviers". Académie de la Guyane (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  6. "De Trois Palétuviers à Bruxelles". France TV Info (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  7. Emilie Mosner (2020). "Resurgence risk for malaria, and the characterization of a recent outbreak in an Amazonian border area between French Guiana and Brazil". BMC Infectious Diseases. 20 (1): 373. doi:10.1186/s12879-020-05086-4. PMC 7249302. PMID 32456698.
  8. "CNR Paludisme, pôle zones endémiques françaises". Pasteur Cayenne (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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