Pontoetoe Explained

Official Name:Pontoetoe
Settlement Type:Former village
Pushpin Map:Suriname
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Suriname
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Suriname
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Sipaliwini District
Subdivision Type2:Resort (municipality)
Subdivision Name2:Tapanahony
Coordinates:3.2539°N -55.4175°W

Pontoetoe was a village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname, situated on the banks of the Paloemeu River. The village was inhabited by Wayana Amerindians.[1]

Pontoetoe was visited on 8 November 1904 by the Tapanahony expedition.[2] In 1940 it was reported during an aerial reconnaissance that the village had been abandoned.[3]

References

  1. News: Suriname . Wetenschappelijke expeditie . 8 November 1907 . 31 July 2022 . nl.
  2. News: De Surinamer . De Tapananhoni-expeditie . 8 March 1906 . 31 July 2022 . nl.
  3. News: De West . Drie verkenningsvluchten boven Surinames binnenlanden met het K.L.M. vliegtuig "De Snip" . 21 June 1940 . 31 July 2022 . nl.