It’s great to see that travel to one of the more obscure places in South America got the attention of the USA TODAY editors in this article, French Guiana: Jungle and Culture in Former Penal Colony:

“A decidedly French flavor infuses life. Residents spend euros, carry European Union passports and congregate around central plazas. The roads have French rotundas instead of stop lights.

The French Guianese favor long conversations over lunches of pepper steak (steak-au-poivre) and top cabernet wines. Businesses close and streets empty for most of the afternoon as people escape the oppressive heat and humidity indoors.”