French Guiana: Explained

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A demographic melting pot, French Guiana is a living experiment in identity. From prison colonies to outer space, French Guiana’s story is little known, even in France itself. In this video we explore this tiny forgotten territory to understand French Guiana, today. https://buymeacoffee.com/lostincontext References - John Gimlette, Wild Coast: Travels on South America's Untamed Edge, 2011 - John Hemming, Tree of Rivers: The Story of the Amazon, 2008 - Charles C. Mann, 1491: The Americas Before Columbus, 2005 - Charles C. Mann, 1493: How the Ecological Collision of Europe and the Americas Gave Rise to the Modern World, 2011 - McNeill, J. R, Mosquito Empires; Ecology and War in the Greater Carribbean, 2010 - English colonies in Guiana and on the Amazon, 1604-1668, James A. Williamson, 1923 00:00 Intro 00:44 Background 03:44 Cacao 11:57 French Guiana, today 17:02 Cayenne