Pëleya
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 | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
| Commune | Maripasoula |
Geography
Pëleya 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
- Fleury, Opoya & Aloïké 2016.
- Boven 2006, p. 262.
References
- Boven, Karin M. (2006). Overleven in een Grensgebied: Veranderingsprocessen bij de Wayana in Suriname en Frans-Guyana (PDF). Amsterdam: Rozenberg Publishers.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Fleury, Marie; Opoya, Tasikale; Aloïké, Waiso (2016). "Les Wayana de Guyane française sur les traces de leur histoire". Revue d'ethnoécologie [En ligne]. 9 (9). doi:10.4000/ethnoecologie.2711.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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