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Hundreds of Surinamese celebrated Holi, the Hindu Spring Festival of colors on March, 20 2011

Surinamese dressed as cartoon characters celebrate Carnaval on March, 5 2011.

Motorsur, a Surinamese motor sport club held an openday at the Independence Square on February, 26 2011.

Suriname’s President Desi Bouterse lays a wreath to commemorate the 31st anniversary of his 1980 coup at midnight in Paramaribo February 24, 2011

Suriname artisan and small-scale miners use mechanized methods and the banned mercury-based amalgamation process trying to find their luck in the gold rush at the Benzdorp area in district Sipaliwini, near the French Guiana border, some 300 km southeast from capital Paramaribo. Apart from the irresponsible deforestation and craters, the mercury pollutes the soil, air, vegetation and water. (View photos at: www.artnphoto.org/business/gold-mining-i/)