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French Guiana
Triplandio French Guiana guide covers 3 travel guides with 1 city across 12 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in French Guiana with 62 POI, spanning 36.6 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data French Guiana
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 French Guiana
Currency
EUR €
Language
French
Payments
Cash only
Emergency
112
Traditional Local Food French Guiana
Local Flavours of French Guiana — Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Blaff de Poisson
Blahf dehw Pwah-sohn
· Spicy Fish Stew
A spicy, tangy fish stew popular in Cayenne.
Soup
Meat
Calalou
Ca-lah-loo
· Green Leafy Soup
A hearty soup made with leafy greens and meats.
Main course
Meat
Awara Broth
Bouillon d'Awara
Aa-waa-rah Broth
· Awara Fruit Stew
A unique stew made with the Awara fruit and various meats.
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Dessert
Vegetarian
Doku
Doh-koo
· Cornmeal Cake
A traditional cornmeal cake often sweetened with coconut.
Main course
Meat
Colombo Poulet
Colombo de Poulet
Col-ohm-boh Poo-leh
· Chicken Colombo
A Caribbean-inspired curried chicken dish.