In terms of architectural construction the Lions Gate is of post and lintel construction, two large monoliths capped with a huge lintel. It has a simple opening. Above the lintel the masonry forms a corbeled arch, the stones stacked and offset from one another forming the arch. The archâs relieving triangle transfers weight off of the lintel. In contrast the Ishtar Gate has
Malaria is a risk in French Guiana. Fill your malaria prescription before you leave and take enough with you for the entire length of your trip. Follow your doctorâs instructions for taking the pills; some need to be started before you leave.
French Guiana - Out of this world. The difficulties with French Guiana begin with trying to locate it on a map. Seldom has a place been as easily and as frequently confused with somewhere else: Ghana on the western coast of Africa, Guyana east of Venezuela, Guinea next to Senegal, Equatorial Guinea below Cameroon...