French Guiana

French Guiana is an overseas territory of France on the northeastern coast of South America, where dense Amazonian jungle covers most of the territory and the European Space Agency launches its rockets from Kourou. The culture is an unusual fusion of French, Creole, Amerindian, and Hmong communities, giving it a character entirely unlike anywhere else in the Americas. It suits adventurous travellers interested in wildlife, biodiversity, and genuinely unusual places.