Image courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center
Cayenne STS068-247-44 - Image courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center, http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov
Cayenne's location on a small, hilly peninsula between the Cayenne and Mabury rivers speaks of its importance as first a French outpost, then conflicts with Brazil and Portugal, the Dutch and the British, then again a French colony.