French Guiana, commonly referred to as "Guyane," is a department of France that borders the Atlantic, Suriname, and Brazil in tropical South America. There is a startling incongruity between the ancient and the modern in this place. Ancient native settlements are hidden by dense jungles, while the country's lucrative Space Centre launches rockets that zip overhead. You may participate in the festivities with parades every weekend if you visit during Carnival, which takes place between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday, in Cayenne, the nation's capital and a mingling pot of French, Asian, African, and Brazilian cultures. The country's mostly undeveloped wilderness, which is home to an incredible diversity of animals, is dominated by ecotourism. Nature enthusiasts may visit the Atlantic beaches, where turtles breed in large numbers, and bird-rich wetlands along the coast, where caimans lurk. Rivers cut through the hot rainforest inland, where broad savanna extends to mountains covered in vegetation.