Cacao, French Guiana, Hmong village along Comté River in French Guiana.
The settlement comprises four blocks with narrow streets, surrounded by agricultural fields where residents cultivate traditional Asian and local crops.
The French government established this community in 1977 by relocating Hmong refugees from Laos due to similar environmental conditions to their homeland.
The Sunday market features local producers selling Hmong embroidery, traditional clothing, regional vegetables, and authentic Southeast Asian cuisine.
Visitors can reach Cacao from Cayenne by car or take a two-hour motorized pirogue journey up the Comté River from Roura.
The village maintains a freshwater prawn farm that exports over one ton of produce monthly to markets in the United States and Puerto Rico.
GPS coordinates: 4.55349,-52.49216
Latest update: May 29, 2025 03:35
French Guiana contains rainforests, rivers and coastal areas. This list includes nature reserves with birds and turtles, colonial historical sites, indigenous rock carvings and traditional villages. The region displays a mix of South American nature and French history.
Camp Crique Anguille
31 km
Fort Cépérou
46.1 km
Kaw-Roura Marshes National Nature Reserve
42.1 km
Habitation Loyola
45.7 km
Prefecture hotel of French Guiana
46.3 km
Museo departamental Alexandre-Franconie
46.3 km
Zoo de Guyane
43.7 km
Statue of Victor Schœlcher
46.1 km
Pont du Larivot
41.7 km
Fort Diamant
44.5 km
Place du Coq
46.1 km
Trésor Regional Nature Reserve
24.5 km
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Montsinéry
37.7 km
Habitation Vidal
41.1 km
Réserve naturelle nationale du mont Grand Matoury
36.5 km
Maison Thémire
46.2 km
Windmill of Remire-Montjoly
44.5 km
Bibliothèque Franconie
46.3 km
Serpent de Pascaud
42.1 km
École Joséphine-Horth
46.2 km
Église Saint-Dominique de Roura
26.5 km
Plage de Gosselin
45.9 km
Ancienne douane
46 km
Église Saint-Louis de Tonnégrande
37.7 km
Maison Franconie
46.3 km
Église Hmong de Cacao
3.4 km
Sentier Molokoï
3.1 km
Maison, 6 rue du Fort
46.1 kmReviews
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