Boslanti is a village of Matawai

Maroons Maroons are descendants of African diaspora in the Americas, Africans in the Americas who escaped from slavery and formed their own settlements. They often mixed with indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous peoples, eventually ethnogenesi ...

in the

resort A resort (North American English) is a self-contained commercial establishment that tries to provide most of a vacationer's wants, such as food, drink, swimming, lodging, sports, entertainment, and shopping, on the premises. The term ''resort ...

Boven Saramacca Boven Saramacca is a resort in Suriname, located in the Sipaliwini District. Its population at the 2012 census was 1,427. The dominant geographical feature of this resort is the Saramacca River. The resort is mainly inhabited by Maroons of the Ma ...

in the

Sipaliwini District Sipaliwini is the largest district of Suriname, located in the south. Sipaliwini is the only district that does not have a regional capital, as it is directly administered by the national government in Paramaribo. History Sipaliwini was created i ...

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

. Boslanti is located on the

Saramacca River Saramacca River is a river in Suriname. The Arawaks named this river "Surama", and today's name "Saramacca" is probably derived from it. It originates in the Wilhelmina Mountains and flows northwards and enters the Atlantic Ocean together with th ...

Overview

Boslanti which translates to Forest Land is located in the

Central Suriname Nature Reserve The Central Suriname Nature Reserve ( nl, Centraal Suriname Natuurreservaat (CSNR)) is a conservation unit in Suriname. It preserves an area of tropical rainforest. The reserve is in pristine condition. History The Central Suriname Nature Reserv ...

. The village was founded in the 19th century, and consists of a cluster of settlements each inhabited by a different maternal lineage. In 1919, the

Moravian Church The Moravian Church ( cs, Moravská církev), or the Moravian Brethren, formally the (Latin: "Unity of the Brethren"), is one of the oldest Protestantism, Protestant Christian denomination, denominations in Christianity, dating back to the Bohem ...

started missionary activities in the village. From the 1960s onwards, a migration towards the urban area started. The village has a school and a health care clinic is located in neighbouring

Poesoegroenoe Poesoegroenoe or Pusugrunu or Psugrunu is a Matawai village in Boven Saramacca, Sipaliwini District, central Suriname. The village lies along the Saramacca River and is the residence of the gaanman of the Matawai maroons. Healthcare Poesoegroe ...

. In 2020, clean drinking water was provided for the village.

Transport

Boslanti used to accessible by boat only. In the early 20th century, a journey from

Paramaribo Paramaribo (; ; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's ...

would take about a week. The village later became accessible by air from the

Poesoegroenoe Airstrip Poesoegroenoe Airstrip serves the village of Poesoegroenoe, in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. Charters and destinations Charter Airlines serving this airport are: Accidents or incidents * On 21 August 2008 an Overeem Air Service Cess ...

. In 2017, a road opened connecting Boslanti to the rest of Suriname.

References

Bibliography

* Matawai settlements Populated places in Sipaliwini District {{Suriname-geo-stub