Oyapock Bridge, grotesque and Kafka on the French border

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It should be open, because probably not that maybe one day actually made in September 2011, but its usefulness is for the fact available.

Saint-Georges Oyapock, Guyana

It is located northeast of Brazil, the., More than 700 miles from the border of France's longest river and the forest of French Guiana and the South American Giant Oyapock where the boundary takes the form of a river, a bridge between the parties, including France and Brazil. Completed three years not yet open to traffic. Under 150 rowers who continue to live to make the daily commute in the inland navigation between Brazil and French banks.

That's a bit with this amazing book, seems to be the explanation, is only a symbolic bridge is more political than practical. On the other hand, a hypothetical open only the absurdity of the pragmatic work to realize.

Closed yet

"The idea was good," as the saying Rudeaux commander of the border police (PAF), which was sent to prepare the bridge was opened in September 2011.

"It was an ambitious idea that this is the first time that a European country will be connected to the country to South America."

Because if the role Oyapock bridge that French Brazil to join Mercosur EU, in particular, especially with the people of Saint-Georges de Oyapock Brazilian city of 3500 souls connected Oiapoque about 25,000. Two distant cities, respectively 200 km and 600 km from the regional capital, Cayenne and Macapa.

For three years he led the PAF-Saint-Georges, Commander Rudeaux time to prepare sixty "pafistes" for the opening of his.

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