Tag: Guyana
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New Difference
The recent 12MC article Small Change, Big Difference created an unusual amount of interest. One comment from reader Ross arrived embedded with a challenge: “This reminds me of a question I’ve often wondered: Which place changes the most when you add ‘New’ in front of the name? In other words: Which ‘New’ place is the…
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Suriname’s Disputed Borders
So this is Suriname. Go ahead and take a look at its shape relative to its neighbors, Guyana and French Guiana. These are the three Guianas. They all line up in a tiny, tidy row on the northeast corner of South American along the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was once Dutch Guiana, a colony of the…