Kasikasima , also spelt Kassikassima , is a mountain in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname . It is 718 metres (2,356 ft) high.
5-621: The village of Paloemeu and its Vincent Fayks Airport are 40 kilometres (25 mi) north, and are the entry point for canoe ride tours to the mountain provided by several tour companies. Kasikasima as well as the Tebutop , the Magneetrots , and the Roseveltpiek were first mapped in 1904 during the Tapanahony expedition. In the 1990s, a village called Kampu was set up near Mount Kasikasima at
10-616: A Saramaka Maroon from Gansee , who had been hired by the Surinamese government to contact and map the Amerindians living in the interior of Suriname. On 18 January 1942, during his third expedition, Schmidt van Gansee installed Joeloe as the first Captain of the Tiriyó on Paloemeu River . The village chief in 2022 was Essikeo Japawai. Paloemeu is home to a primary school, and a Medische Zending healthcare centre. Paloemeu can be reached by
15-676: Is an Amerindian village in the interior of Suriname , situated at the site where the Paloemeu River joins the Tapanahoni River . Most inhabitants of the village are native Tiriyó Amerindians. The remainder belongs to the Wayana , and Aparai tribes. The Bosatlas in 1968 identified the village as Pepejoe which was incorrect according to the New West Indian Guide. The village was visited three times by basiya Lodewijk Schmidt,
20-468: The instigation of an evangelist, who had the intention of making the place a bible camp and meeting point of the Tiriyó of Suriname and Brazil. The population as of 2013 is 10 to 20 people. 2°58′47″N 55°24′39″W / 2.97972°N 55.41083°W / 2.97972; -55.41083 ( Kasikasima ) This Suriname location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Paloemeu Paloemeu or Palumeu
25-632: The river or via the Vincent Fayks Airport . The 718 metre high Kasikasima mountain is located about 65 kilometres (40 mi) from the village. The journey will take 3 to 7 hours by boat. There is a jungle ecotourism resort on the Tapanahony River for tourists. Since the early 2000s there have been efforts to construct a micro hydroelectric power plant in the Panato creek to provide Paloemeu with electricity. These efforts were initiated by
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