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Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is a town in French Guiana, an overseas department of France in South America. It’s on the Maroni River bordering Albina, Suriname, and known as a former penal colony. The 1858 Camp de la Transportation has cells and a museum. Henri Charrière, author of “Papillon,” was reputedly an inmate. The administrative center of the prison, known as Petit Paris, is notable for its colonial buildings