Kasikasima

Kasikasima, also spelt Kassikassima, is a mountain in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname.[1] It is 718 metres (2,356 ft) high.

Kasikasima
Kasikasima in 1904
Highest point
Elevation718 m (2,356 ft)
Coordinates2°58′50″N 55°24′40″W 
Geography
Parent rangeTumuk Humak Mountains

The village of Paloemeu and its Vincent Fayks Airport are 40 kilometres (25 mi) north, and are the entry point for canoe ride tours to the mountain provided by several tour companies.

Kampu

In the 1990s, a village called Kampu was set up near Mount Kasikasima at the instigation of an evangelist, who had the intention of making the place a bible camp and meeting point of the Tiriyó of Suriname and Brazil.[2] The population as of 2013 is 10 to 20 people.[3] 2°58′33″N 55°23′0″W

Notes
  1. Google Maps - Kasikasima
  2. Carlin 1998, p. 17.
  3. "A Survey of the Large Ground Dwelling Mammals of the Upper-Palumeu River Region". Bio One. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

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