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Destination: Suriname!
Suriname's earliest people were very dependent on the seas as most people lived along the coasts. The inland forests prevented much settlement, although people did live in these areas. The cultures among these people varied as they spoke different languages, ate different foods, and had different lifestyles. With the later arrival of the Europeans the culture and lifestyle in Suriname has vastly changed.
European settlement of the region came slowly as the forests prevented agriculture to a great degree, although the coastal lands were used. As foreign power expanded and crop growth became the central industry in the region the British began slavery to work the fields. The first people enslaved were the indigenous people, but later Africans were also used as slaves. This essentially destroyed the indigenous culture and lifestyle, although aspects of this life were incorporated into the African culture and many indigenous people remained free in the forested inland... Continue...
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