Region 3

An unsinkable 'warship' on a South American river

Remnants of Fort Zeelandia

This is old Dutch fortress, built right out in the middle of the Essequibo, in 1744. Back then, the tiny islet was called Vlaggen Eyland, or ‘Flag Island’. These days its called Fort Island.

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