Lucie is a
Tiriyó village at the mouth of the
Lucie River
Lucie River is a river of Suriname. It feeds into the Atlantic Ocean as well as the Courantyne River. The river was discovered and named by Eilerts de Haan in 1908. Eilerts de Haan is buried near the river.
See also
*List of rivers of Suriname
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in the
Sipaliwini District of
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 ...
. The village was founded in 2004.
Lucie lies about downstream the
Courentyne River from the village of
Amatopo and
its airstrip. Like the inhabitants of Amatopo, the villagers of Lucie earn money selling souvenirs to tourists on Arapahu island. The village was founded, because
Kwamalasamutu became overcrowded. As of 2005, the villagers living there are a vanguard for future migration.
The inhabitants of Lucie identify as Okomoyana, a sub-identity of the
Tiriyó.
Lucie was flooded during the 2008 rainy season.
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References
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Indigenous villages in Suriname
Populated places in Sipaliwini District
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