page_title: Kourou
section_title: Before the Europeans
hierarchical_section_title: Kourou / History / Before the Europeans
caption_attribution_description: English: Kourou (French Guiana)&#160;: Bois Chaudat lake taken by Arria Belli during the rainy season, late February 2006. Français&#160;: Le lac Bois Chaudat de Kourou, Guyane française. Photo prise par Arria Belli pendant la saison des pluies, fin février 2006. Italiano: Il lago Bois Chaudat di Kourou, in Guyana francese. Foto scattata da Arria Belli durante la stagione delle piogge, la fine di febbraio 2006. Español: El lago Bois Chaudat de Kourou, en Guayana francesa. Foto sacada por Arria Belli durante la temporada de lluvias, a fines de febrero 2006. Català: El llac de Kourou, en Guaiana francesa. Foto de Arria Belli, estació plujós, als últims dies de febrer.
context_page_description: Kourou is a commune in French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. In addition to being an administrative district in French Guiana, it is also the main town in that district.
  Within the Kourou district lies the Guiana Space Centre, France and the European Space Agency's main spaceport.
context_section_description: Not much is known of the pre-colonial era. The area was mostly populated by Kalina, or Galibi before the arrival of the French in the late 17th century.
  There is a place not far from the town called les Roches Gravées ("The Carved Rocks"), where indigenous art can be seen on the rock walls.
caption: Kourou's Bois Chaudat lake during the rainy season.
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