French Guiana

France's overseas department in South America, where Amazonian rainforest, a space launch center and a former penal colony island combine to create a unique destination.

French Guiana is in northeastern South America, bordered by Suriname to the west and Brazil to the southeast. It is an overseas department and region of France, and uses the euro. Most of its territory is tropical rainforest, and its capital, Cayenne, lies on the Atlantic coast. Main attractions include the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, the Îles du Salut (Salvation Islands, including Devil's Island), which were once a penal colony, the remains of the convict camp at Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, and sea turtles nesting on the beaches. The climate is hot and humid, and the dry season generally falls in the second half of the year. Cayenne's Félix Eboué Airport has flights to and from Paris.

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