Ovia Olo

Ovia Olo, also Ovillanhollo, is a village of Ndyuka Maroons in the Patamacca resort of the Marowijne District of Suriname.[2]

Ovia Olo

Ovillanhollo
Village
Ovia Olo
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 5.51305°N 54.40840°W / 5.51305; -54.40840
Country Suriname
DistrictMarowijne District
ResortPatamacca
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Totalc.300

Electricity for the village is provided by diesel generators.[3] The village does not have a school.[2]

In 2011,[4] the Marowijne Art Park was opened on the East-West Link near Ovia Olo.[5] The Art Park consists of works of art made by international artists, and contributions from the children of Moengo, Ovia Olo and Ricanaumofo.[6]

In 2016, Zhong Heng Tai Investment was given permission to start a 40,000 hectares palm oil plantation[1] even though the village authorities had voted against the plan in 2005. The village was initially not opposed to the plan until the scale was revealed.[7] A smaller plantation had existed near the village between 1975 and 1980, but was destroyed during the Surinamese Interior War.[1]

References
  1. "Surinaamse jungle wijkt voor oliepalmplantage". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. Plan Bureau (2014). "Planning Office Suriname - Districts 2009-2013" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). p. 114.
  3. "Dorp Ovia Olo zit al drie maanden in het donker". Dagblad De West (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. "Marowijne Art Park - Artists in Residence" (PDF). Mondriaan Foundation. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. "Ons-kent-ons-land". HP/De Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  6. "Nieuwe kunstwerken voor Marowijne Kunstpark". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. "Patamacca palm olie bedrijf start medio december 2016". Alles in SU (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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