The Wonotobo Falls ( Dutch : Wonotobovallen ) are a series of waterfalls in the Courantyne River in Sipaliwini District , Suriname near the border with Guyana . The waterfalls are not navigable. A pre-Columbian petroglyph site is located near the falls.
7-729: The waterfalls are situated about 250 kilometres (160 mi) from the mouth of the Courantyne River . The complex consists of the Dutchman Fall , the Blue Crane Fall , the Frenchman Fall , and the Englishman Fall . To pass the falls, canoes have to be transported five kilometres overland. Wanapan , an Amerindian village, is located at the bottom of the falls. In 1836, Robert Hermann Schomburgk
14-638: Is a river in northern South America in Suriname and Guyana . It is the longest river in the country and creates the border between Suriname and the East Berbice-Corentyne region of Guyana. Its tributaries include Kutari River , Coeroeni River , New River , and Zombie Creek. In Suriname; Kabalebo River , Lucie River , Sipaliwini River , Kutari River . The river runs through the Guianan moist forests ecoregion. It originates in
21-681: The Acarai Mountains and flows northward via the Boven (Upper) Courantyne which is the source river for approximately 724 km (450 mi) between Guyana and Suriname, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Corriverton , Guyana and Nieuw Nickerie , Suriname. A ferry service operates between these two towns. Small ocean-going vessels are able to navigate the river for about 120 km (75 mi) to Apura, Suriname . The Wonotobo Falls , Frederik Willem IV (Anora) Falls , and
28-1058: The King Edward VI Falls are on the Courantyne River. Other falls include the Barrington Brown Falls, the Drios Falls and the Maopityan Falls. Between the upper reaches of the Courantyne, the Upper Courantyne, the Coeroeni and the Koetari rivers lay the controversial Tigri Area claimed by both Suriname and Guyana. The Guyanese–Surinamese border is the Guyanese river bank (the west bank of the river), Suriname regarded
35-577: The left bank of the Courantyne as a border, but Guyana disputes this and viewed the center of the river as a frontier, based on the Thalweg Doctrine . This conflict, which has been fueled since the colonial era, was solved in 2007 by a verdict by the Hague Arbitration Court, which settles the border between Guyana and Suriname on the left bank of the river, and the river water body belonging to Suriname. The tribunal that defined
42-757: The oldest complex in the Guianas at the time. Most of the petroglyphs are in the Corantijn Basin, and provide an important insight into the ceremonial, mythical and religious world of these precontact indigenous peoples. The petroglyphs at Werehpai , which were discovered later, turned out to be significantly older. The site is also well known as the habitat of Pseudoplatystoma , a genus of several South American catfish . Courantyne River The Courantyne River ( / ˈ k ɜːr ə n t aɪ n / KUR -ən-tyne ), also known as Corentyne and Corantijn ( Dutch: [ˌkoːrɑnˈtɛin] ),
49-480: Was the first person to venture beyond the falls. Wonotobo is a Kalina word. According to Schomburgk, the full name was "Mawari Wonotopo" (the spot where the blue crane sleeps). At a distance of about 200 metres from the falls, there is an abandoned Amerindian settlement. In July 1959, Dirk Geijskes discovered petroglyphs and pottery near the settlement. A total of 33 petroglyphs have been found. A carbon dating of charcoal yielded an age of 1900 ± 40 BP making it
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