In 1651 The
British colonists built this fortress Fort Zeelandia
(originally called Fort Willoughby) in 1651 around
a small trading post. It was captured by the Dutch
and given its present name in 1667.During the government
of Dési Bouterse in the 1980s, it was the scene
of the "December murders" of 1982 and was
used to hold and torture political prisoners.
