SURINAME ~ Paramaribo - UNESCO ~

... Lovely views of the unique historic inner city featuring hundreds of 17th- and 19th-century colonial wooden houses... the majority of the buildings in the historic city centre were built in a typical Surinamese architectural style with many Dutch influences... the architecture incorporates Dutch steep roofs alongside large verandas and jalousie shutters to manage the tropical heat... the most important building material was primarily native tropical hardwoods, which was abundantly available...  due to the predominantly wooden buildings from the colonial period, the city centre is known as "The Wooden City"... a large number of the still existing wooden buildings have a monument status... Thanks a lot Amelia!ヽ(•‿•)ノ

Paramaribo is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. The area, a trading post started by the Dutch, was taken by the English in 1630, and in 1650 the city became the capital of the new English colony. The area changed hands often between the English and Dutch but it was in Dutch hands again in 1667 and under Dutch rule from 1815 until the independence of Suriname in 1975.

The Historic Inner City of Paramaribo became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2002.
 

Stamp:

2X Airmail - Birds

(Issued 27-04-1977)

SURINAME ~ Jodensavanne - UNESCO ~

... Nice views of a historical site hidden on the densely forested banks of the Suriname River... the main attraction is the brick ruin of the Blessing and Peace synagogue that formed the central point of a village... alongside two cemeteries (Jodensavanne and Cassipora Creek) filled with Hebrew and Portuguese gravestones dating back to the 1600s... the oldest synagogue ruins of architectural significance in the Americas... a site that illustrates the early Jewish attempts at colonisation in the New World and reveals layers of colonial history, forced labor, and religious resilience... Thanks a lot Diego!(✿◠‿◠) 

Also for the wonderful quote you've written that truly captures why you travel:

“I travel because I need to… because my wild, adventurous spirit can’t live according to the “norm.” I travel to regroup, to reinvent myself, to be the best me I can be, to find joy in the ordinary and peace in the exploring. I travel to be.” ♥︎ – Unknown

Jodensavanna was founded in the mid-17thC by Jews who fled from Brazil because of the favorable location on the hill and the presence of two natural springs, one of which would have medicinal effects.The Jews successfully applied to the sugar culture. After a flowering period of almost a hundred years, the decline followed in the second half of the 18thC and residents began to move away to the emerging Paramaribo. The survivors lived mainly from trade with the soldiers stationed on the Cordonpad, the defense line along the Surinamese plantations.The big fire of 1832 almost put all the houses in the ashes and the last inhabitants moved to the city.  The Beracha Ve Salom synagogue (Blessing and Peace) remained in use until 1860.

During World War II, an internment camp for alleged NSB members from the former Dutch East Indies was established in Jodensavanna.The prisoners were instructed to clean the village and the cemetery. More than 436 gravestones were uncovered, but quickly disappeared under the weeds when the NSB-members left Joden Savanna in 1946. A subsequent cleaning attempt was made in 1967 by the troops in Suriname, followed by a restoration of the ruin of the synagogue in the seventies. Because of the internal war, the area has been abandoned for years. The Jodensavanna Foundation has given the entire site a facelift since 2000. For example, the nearby Cassipora cemetery has been uncovered and the medicinal source has been made accessible again.

The Jodensavanne Archeological Site was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2023 and consists of two historically linked sites, namely the Cassipora Creek Cemetery and the Jodensavanne Settlement.

 

Stamps:

4X Fauna - Birds 

(Issued 15-07-2008)

2X Airmail - Birds 

(Issued 27-04-1977)

SURINAME ~Groeten uit dit bijzondere land ~

...Lovely card coming from South America... Greetings from this unique country...although the travel time from Brussels to Paramaribo is about 9 hrs. 30 mins their mother language is also dutch(◕‿-)!!
Thanks a lot David!! (see his blog here:Postcards A World Travelogue)
Photo and design: Studio TMC Suriname is the smallest country on the northeastern coast of South America.

It is bordered by French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west and Brazil to the south. Most of the population lives on the country's north coast, in and around the capital and largest city, Paramaribo.

Stamps:

Local Dresses
(Issued 17-06-2015)

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SURINAME ~Cathedral St. Peter and Paul - Paramaribo - UNESCO~

...First wonderful card of Suriname...certainly one of the hard-to-get countries in my collection... showing one of the most beautiful places in Paramaribo...amazing that it's all made just with wood...Héééél Erg Bedankt Adriaan who did volunteering work at the local zoo and now is travelling in the country!
Have a great time!! ^__^


With great fauna stamps:
Butterfly (Issued 02-02008) and
bird stamps smaller one(Issued 15-08-2008)
hummingbird (Issued 24-08-1977)

 The interior is not painted at all, on the left the baldachin of the Bishop's see and on the right the adorned screens of the baptistery. St. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Paramaribo is the largest wooden building in the Caribbean and the largest and tallest wooden church in South America. It was built in 1883 as a theatre initially, but after it burned down it was turned into a cathedral. The unique and truly magnificent interior of the cathedral is constructed out of unpainted Surinamese cedar wood and contains many richly carved ornaments on gates, doors and columns.
The Cathedral is located in Paramaribo's inner city, which is inscribed in the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites.

 The Republic of Suriname is the smallest sovereign state in South America. The country is located in northern South America and is bordered by French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and Atlantic coast to the north with capital Paramaribo.