Pëleya, also spelt as Péléa, is a Wayana village on an island in the Litani River.[1][2]
Pëleya
Péléa | |
|---|---|
  Pëleya Location in French Guiana | |
| Coordinates: 3°17′34″N 54°5′22″W / 3.29278°N 54.08944°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
| Commune | Maripasoula |
Geography
editPëleya lies about 800 m (2,600 ft) downstream the Litani River from the village of Palimino and 700 m (2,300 ft) upstream the Litani River from the village of Palasisi.
Notes
edit- ^ Fleury, Opoya & Aloïké 2016.
- ^ Boven 2006, p. 262.
References
edit- Boven, Karin M. (2006). Overleven in een Grensgebied: Veranderingsprocessen bij de Wayana in Suriname en Frans-Guyana (PDF). Amsterdam: Rozenberg Publishers.
- Fleury, Marie; Opoya, Tasikale; Aloïké, Waiso (2016). "Les Wayana de Guyane française sur les traces de leur histoire". Revue d'ethnoécologie. 9 (9). doi:10.4000/ethnoecologie.2711.
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