Credits: Commission du Film Guyane
Caption: Petit-Saut-Guyane
Credits: Commission du Film Guyane
Caption: Petit-Saut-Guyane
Credits: Commission du Film Guyane
Caption: Petit-Saut-Guyane
Credits: Commission du Film Guyane
Caption: Petit-Saut-Guyane
Credits: Commission du Film Guyane
Caption: Petit-Saut-Guyane
Location type
Categories
Environment
Roadside
General presentation
Welcome to the sunken forest of Petit-Saut. Only the tops of dead trees remain, forming a mysterious new landscape in the Guyanese environment. The landscape is composed of hills covered by the rainforest that surround the lake.
Location Condition Type
Overgrown
Location History
The lake of Petit Saut is the result of the commissioning of the largest hydroelectric dam in France in 1995.