• Last Morning in Cayenne Old Town

    November 1, 2025 in French Guiana ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

    After enjoying a lovely dinner last night, I decided to go for a brief walk around Cayenne Old Town after breakfast. The centre is mainly from the 17th century, and the old town district blends influences from France, the Caribbean, and Brazil. Tropical-colored Creole-style houses sit beside the hilltop ruins of the French colonial Fort Cépérou, which overlooks the Cayenne River.
    I went through the market and old fishing harbour, very rundown; it seemed like quite a lot of the locals were fairly poor, and the shops and cafes outside of the centre were a bit rough and dirty.
    Nevertheless, some parts found in the main commercial thoroughfare looked better.
    I took a few pictures of the street graffiti and wandered about before returning to the hotel and awaiting my transfer to Aéroport International de Cayenne - Félix Éboué and my flight back via Paris.
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