Nieuw Amsterdam Travel Blogs
Browse travel blogs from Nieuw Amsterdam below. Nieuw Amsterdam travel blogs, travel journals, and travelogues are written by fellow travelers and provide an invaluable firsthand perspective in helping to plan your travels to Nieuw Amsterdam.
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#1 of 2 Nieuw Amsterdam travel blogs
Sep 03, 2007 – May 01, 2008
Suriname -› Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname -› …
From the same district of Commewijne, we head to the old fort Nieuw Amsterdam.The fort is strategically situated at the point where the Commewijne river flows into the Suriname river and from where they jointly flow into the ocean.
The fort was built in the 18th century to protect the plantations…
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#2 of 2 Nieuw Amsterdam travel blogs
Jun 06, 2009 – Jun 29, 2009
After a few days getting used to the weather and the slower pace it was time for a first excursion to the former plantation district of Commewijne. Fort Nieuw Amsterdam was built between 1734 and 1747 to defend the plantations from invaders like the English. Not very successfull though, i…
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