In French Guiana strongly enough manifest Creole tradition, in spite of excessive French influence on the national culture. Thus, the Creole traditions occupy a dominant position not only in customs, but also in the kitchen, music and language.

As you know, the national language of French Guiana is French, but despite this, many people able to speak freely in the Creole dialect. This kind of dialect in ancient times, was formed from a hybrid language, which helped Sustained relationship between European settlers. Creole dialect, which has the name “Pat” got its wide distribution on the set of regional islands and, accordingly, it reflected the influence of other languages, from English and various Indian dialects before. The important fact is that virtually every resident of coastal French Guiana understands English.

                Of course, between people of different faiths and cultures can note significant differences, both in everyday life and in family etiquette. However, there is a sufficient number of common features. For example, for the inhabitants of Guiana’s family is a central cultural element. Often family members live relatively close to each other, most often in the same quarter. And the holidays and festivals are celebrated together, support the indestructible family contact. These family meetings are often held for feasts which are accompanied by various kinds of performances, music and dance. At such events may be involved are absolutely strangers, even the tourists.

                For one of the common traditions include greeting people encountered on the street. Surprisingly, these passers-by may be completely unfamiliar to each other! In French Guiana, is strong enough not only to significantly influence the French, but European in general. With specific regard to gviantsev, they are quite apathetic to the appearance of alien cultures and customs. Many tourists formed an opinion about gviantsah that these people have indifferent behavior, however, in reality, far from it. The fact that the inhabitants of Guiana rely directly on the circumstances, and these people are open to communication and may be happy to tell you about the sights of his country.

                As for clothing, as in many countries, there are no strict noma. Naturally, the beach is not allowed to view the official event.

                The daily routine in French Guiana is shifted closer to the evening: it is often leaky and dinners are held at a later time. And when in these parts it comes to dinner, it is often not just abundant, and often still is delayed until late. The population of Guiana is rather poor, although prepared in a variety of mostly small dishes, but use only the freshest vegetables. If tourists were invited to dinner, it will be a great honor not only for the tourists but also for the owners of the house.

The history of the country explored rather superficially. However, we can confidently state that the tribes of the Arawaks and the Caribs, settled in this land, were able to form a strong tribal conglomeration, which covers the Lesser Antilles. It has developed its own culture and complex social hierarchy.

The smallest country located in South America, is considered to be in French Guiana. The population in this country is only about 220,000 people. Housed at the equator, is in contact with Brazil to the east and south sides, and on the west side is bordered by Suriname. The inhabitants of French Guiana have access to a significant size to the Atlantic Ocean.

To date, French Guiana is managed by the representative of France is its overseas departments. City Cayenne fulfills important administrative center of French Guiana, where is the French representative. Naturally, the official language here is French. In the stands as the official currency the euro.

Only about one-tenth of the whole country is exempt from the equatorial forest. But so does the forest unattractive for settlement. So, it stretches from the coastal strip and to direct border with Brazil – the Cuff-Cuff – rock beds. Mangrove swamps can be found on the coast, occasionally revealing a small sandy beach, containing a bright yellow and sometimes white sand.

The best time for everyone to visit French Guiana – is the period from July to December. It was then that drops the least amount of precipitation. However, those ladies who love the nice warm rain and the air temperature, which does not here falls below 25 degrees Celsius, will be able to get the real pleasure of this tropical shower!

Unfortunately, this wealth, as numerous monuments, historical and cultural heritage, French Guiana can not boast. Indeed, since time immemorial colonialism in this country are often ostracized by criminals. To explore the colonial history of the local population, be sure to go to the Museum Deparmental.

Cayenne, the capital of Guiana, provided a chic tropical vegetation. Even despite the fact that the Cayenne – is an important port in the country, this city is very charming due to its mild tropical appearance. Plaza de Palmistes is deservedly the most crowded part of the capital.

Particularly interesting is the possessive and the small town of Kourou area. And it became known through built spaceport here. Due to the annual rocket launch “Arian” in Kourou gather thousands of tourists.

French Guiana – a country with regard to the overseas possessions of France. To visit this country, citizens of Russia must obtain a visa. To do this, should visit the Consular Section of the Embassy of France.
Acceptance of documents for a visa to French Guiana may be carried out in the French visa centers, which are located in the following cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg. You can also obtain a visa either at the embassy or the consulate general of France, located on the territory of the Russian Federation. The important fact is the need for an appointment by calling the Visa center.
Apply for a visa can be made directly to the owner of the passport or its close relative (if it has proof of relationship), as well as an accredited travel agency. As for the Visa Application Centre located in Moscow, here as always there is a way of application through an attorney.
To apply for a visa, you will need the following amount of time. A minimum of ten working days is the period of consideration is directly submitted application. Consequently, for those people who are going to go to Guiana, it is necessary to apply at least twenty days prior to departure.
It is important to note that visas are different in term of its action. Thus, there is a short-term visa, which is a single. Expiration date – from one day to 30 days. Multiple long-term visa allows you to stay in the country from 30 to 90 days.
Getting in French Guiana may be many different ways. The most common of them – it’s a plane. Thus, the flight from Moscow to the French Guiana may be carried out by several routes. For example, Moscow → Rome → → Accra French Guiana, Brussels or Moscow → → → Lome French Guiana, Paris or Moscow → → → Lome French Guiana …. Route selection is yours!
And a couple of recommendations on the country last.
It is important to note that in French Guiana – quite an expensive country. Costs as a living directly and in the products, you can easily compare the cost in France itself! If you decide to stay at a low level, guided by the amount paid for the use of number, not less than 45 dollars a day. If you want to live in institutions that have a higher level, good restaurants, but also the hot water in room (!), Then a night in this room you will have to pay about 100 dollars. All types of transport services is also very expensive.
As for security in French Guiana, it is ambiguous. The capital is safe in the daytime, but do not want to go and see the night on the coastal zone, especially near the Vieux-Bourg and near the port. Be sure to use only licensed taxis.
To be able to visit the Indian villages in areas such as On-and Off-Oyapok Maroni, should be warned beforehand about the permit in the prefecture of Cayenne. This is best done before the arrival of French Guiana.

Kourou launch site is the most visited tourist destination in the country of French Guiana. It is important to note that thanks to the diligence of the European Space Agency’s Kourou – is the most amazing and spectacular launch site in the world. This launch site is located approximately 65 kilometers from the capital of French Guiana – Cayenne – the river of the same name.
Guiana Space Centre, which has a second, familiar to many people, the name Spaceport Kourou, located on the Atlantic coast and occupies a strip, a length of approximately 60 kilometers and a width of about 20 kilometers.
Kourou space center is located in this particular location quite by chance. Indeed, in French Guiana is always fairly good weather, is neither a tsunami or typhoon. The area is surrounded by jungle launch site from all sides. Guiana Space Centre is located geographically close to the ocean, and most importantly – it is close enough to the equator, as is well known that the closer the launch site is located to the equator, the more accurately you can bring the spacecraft directly into orbit, while expending fewer material resources . Anyway, at the equator, the inertia of the Earth’s rotation, by definition, is the highest, it follows that the orbit can be derived more heavy, massive cargo with less fuel.
Guiana Space Centre belongs to the European Space Agency, which runs continuously boosters Arian, is directly involved in the withdrawal of satellites in Earth orbit.

The complex “Soyuz” is part of the Guiana Space Centre, which is designed and embodied in the reality of our local experts in the industry. It is from this spaceport, according to the decision of the European Space Agency, are launched into Earth orbit Russian launch vehicles under the name “Union”.
As the “Union” is a good enough credit history, as well as its proven history of reliability, the French were able to choose the “Union” main carrier rocket, belonging to the middle class.
For the first time in mid-October 2011 “The Union” was launched from the Guiana Kourou. After this flight to the target orbit was removed a couple of European satellite navigation system designed for the company Galileo.
It does not take a significant period of time as from the Guiana Kourou again held a successful launch rocket “Soyuz-ST” December 17, 2011. Early in the morning at 6:03 there was a long-awaited launch of the rocket. With this flight the booster could bring to the target orbit six satellites from which a satellite – Chile and the other five – French machines.
Launching rockets “Soyuz” from the Guiana Space Center is committed on the basis of a signed treaty between France and Russia. It is planned that within ten years from the launch site will start with four missiles per year.

Just want to say that a national cuisine French Guiana combines a variety of culinary traditions of the peoples of the world: the Caribbean, and French, and Portuguese, and Spanish …
The most popular and desired product Guiana cuisine is rice. This could assist the culinary traditions that came from South-East Asia. Local residents of China and Laos with rice is not the first century are making immense contribution to the local cuisine, this herb is also widely used in the local economy. This product can be brought to the table an entirely different versions: it can be a proper figure with the addition of various spices to it, such as curry, yet this dish can be served as a side dish or as a basis for a wide variety of sweets and pastries.
All kinds of seafood and flowing rivers can often be put on the table along with the rice. By local standards, this meat, like beef, it’s very valuable, so the beef is often replaced by all kinds of seafood.
A traditional dish of the country is considered to be the so-called stock “D’avara.” It can be cooked shrimp, crabs, various vegetables and fruits “accident” or “auora” poultry and smoked fish.
In French Guiana the huge popularity because of the known number of reasons used by products such as wild game, pork, poultry, most of the variations shows a bird, peccary, tapir. It is these products are the foundation of the most luxurious and delicious dishes of traditional cuisine. All these ingredients can also be used as the manufacturing of various types of snacks stew. Often the stew is chopped pieces of meat, sauce poured on top. Traditionally, the meat is served in a fried or stewed.
Charcoal is often the most simple dishes are prepared, but other methods may be prepared gourmet meals, consisting of several ingredients, for example, from the root vegetables, seafood and different types of vegetables: beans, papaya, potato, cassava, taro, rambutan and bananas from the , coconuts, pineapples, mangoes. All of these products can be combined with each other in various ways.
For the South Asian traditional dish is a dish called “Roti”. This dish is made from vegetables and meat, and then wrapped in a pancake and abundantly seasoned with spices curry. As for the inhabitants of French Guiana, then this dish they are considered the most that is most common.
Of course, deserve special attention of the local preparation of fruit drinks. Often served on the table, fresh sugar cane juice, tangerine, guava, Hanun, passion fruit. On the excellent quality of juices the whole world knows! French Guiana is not popular at the usual strong coffee and herbal tea mate. National drink is rum in the country. However, in its pure form, few of his drinks. But as the classic “ti-punch” made from sugar cane, lemon and rum, it is used in large volumes.

It has long been the territory of French Guiana was used as a reference to the perpetrators. For this reason, it is unlikely it can boast a significant number of cultural and historical attractions.

Well, in spite of this, French Guiana will always attract to itself the mass of curious tourists, thanks to its amazing natural world, the set of distinct peoples, as well as the rapidly developing space technologies …

Cayenne

This city is not only the largest city in the country, but also its main port. Cayenne is a well-developed political and transportation center, and he is considered the most colorful and expressive city in the country.

                The most ancient part of the city is the Place de Grenoble, located in the western part of the Cayenne. On all sides the area is surrounded by public buildings: City Hall, post office, the prefecture, and the channel Lyusso magnificent botanical gardens. Closer to the city center there are various museums, such as the Museum of Cultural Guiana, Departmental-Fransoni and Felix Ebo.

                The main market is the market town, located on the Place Victor-Sholsher. No less successful is the place to shop and Village, Chino. It sells the most diverse Asian foods and local spices, often arranged fish auction.

                Cayenne called the best beach beach, located on the Remy-Montjoly. In this area you can also estimate the attractions of the country: the old colonial sugar mill, and the famous turtle beach and the ruins of Fort Diamant.

Cow

Kau District has taken its location on the south-east of Cayenne. This is where you can admire all the charms of the exotic nature of the country. This area has a significant number of diverse forest trails and tracks. Cow can be found in the many unique species of birds, who can sing beautifully extraordinary. The abundance of fish in these parts can be so much interest that can be quite unexpectedly to meet with caimans – local hosts.

Kourou
 The most visited tourist destination of the country is Kuru. Thanks to the diligence of the European Space Agency, Kourou could become one of the world’s most important launch sites. Guiana Space Centre is spread in the western side of the Kurus and the band is about 20 by 60 kilometers. Separates it from the equator is only 500 km. Due to the annual launch missiles (up to ten times per year), the Baikonur is able to provide about 15 percent of all economic activity in French Guiana. In the Kourou Space Museum is where you can learn the history of the formation of the cosmodrome.

Trznsportation camp
On the way to Kuru of Saint Laurent’s possible to visit the transit camp, where criminals were deported from France to the 1830’s. The prisoners lived in barracks, most of these, and every day out here to work in the city, or on plantations, including in private homes for a nominal fee. Given that slavery was abolished in 1837, French Guiana was the first place on earth where white acted as servants in the homes of black gviantsev.

Ile-du-Dyablo

The smallest and most northerly of the three islands of Ile-du-Salut is a Devil’s Island. To date, the main attraction of this island are the ruins of the prison buildings. However, this is not the only temptation island. This unique wildlife, rich in various kinds of trees, as well as a large population of agoutis, parrots, macaws, and sea turtles.