Suriname

Overview

This country, with a little more than half a million people, is somewhat of an island on the continent – the people are all descendants of the cane cutters who came from Africa and India, and as this used to be a Dutch colony, they all speak Dutch. This is fascinating for the Afrikaans-speaking Voetspore crew. Most people live in the capital, Paramaribo, and this is where the team witnesses the extreme tolerance between different religious groups as Jews, Muslims, Hindu and Christian not only respects each other’s believes and traditions, they also embrace it.