Tamarin, Suriname

Tamarin
Panorama of Tamarin (1943)
Panorama of Tamarin (1943)
Tamarin is located in Suriname
Tamarin
Tamarin
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 5°46′19″N 54°23′4″W / 5.77194°N 54.38444°W / 5.77194; -54.38444
CountrySuriname
DistrictMarowijne District
Resort (municipality)Wanhatti
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
36

Tamarin is a Ndyuka Maroon village on the Cottica River in Suriname. Tamarin was the place of the Catholic mission on the Cottica River, which operated a church, a boarding school, a clinic, and a sawmill.[1] The mission was deserted during the Surinamese Interior War. Only the school is still in operation today.

Since 2011, there has been a road connecting Tamarin to the East-West Link, via the laterite road that had already connected Wanhatti since 1972.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Van Eyck, A. (1954). De Vraagbaak. Almanak voor Suriname 1955. Paramaribo: Radhakishun & Co.
  2. ↑ Mulder, Nikki (2013-02-23). "Hoop voor vergeten dorpen aan de Cottica". De Ware Tijd. Paramaribo. Retrieved 2014-09-01.