Kasikasima Explained

Kasikasima
Elevation M:718
Map:Suriname
Label Position:right
Location:Sipaliwini District, Suriname
Range:Tumuk Humak Mountains
Coordinates:2.9797°N -55.4108°W

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

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

Kasikasima as well as the Tebutop, the Magneetrots, and the Roseveltpiek were first mapped in 1904 during the Tapanahony expedition.[2]

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. The population as of 2013 is 10 to 20 people.[3] 2.9797°N -55.4108°W

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/@2.9812697,-55.4130165,6894m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps – Kasikasima
  2. Book: J.B.Ch. Wekker. HISTORIE, TECHNIEKEN EN MAATSCHAPPELIJKE ACHTERGRONDEN DER KARTERINGSWERKZAAMHEDEN IN SURINAME SINDS 1667. 104. 1983. 9061322286. Rijkscommissie voor Geodesie.
  3. Book: https://bioone.org/ebooks/RAP-Bulletin-of-Biological-Assessment/A-Rapid-Biological-Assessment-of-the-Upper-Palumeu-River-Watershed/Chapter/A-Survey-of-the-Large-Ground-Dwelling-Mammals-of-the/10.1896/054.067.0120. A Survey of the Large Ground Dwelling Mammals of the Upper-Palumeu River Region. A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Upper Palumeu River Watershed (Grensgebergte and Kasikasima) of Southeastern Suriname. October 2013. . 170. 10.1896/054.067.0120. 15 June 2020. Gajapersad. Krisna. 9781934151570.