{"id":10201,"date":"2020-01-06T12:11:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T11:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotelpeperpot.nl\/history\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T14:06:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T13:06:21","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hotelpeperpot.nl\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t
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Plantation Peperpot<\/strong> is one of the oldest former plantations of Suriname. A special place where the past is still visible and where nature has reshaped the landscape.<\/p>\n

Today, Peperpot is a peaceful, green environment and an ideal base from which to discover the diverse and surprising Suriname – close to nature, rich in stories and plenty of room for experience.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\n\t

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The past is still here.<\/h2>
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The plantation has a long history, which is still visible in the old plantation buildings surrounding the hotel. From the hotel, visitors can hike and bike through and around the nature park. It is also possible to explore the nature park directly from the hotel by canoe.<\/p>\n

Around 1655<\/strong>, an English planter was the first to settle in this place and start growing sugarcane. In 1696<\/strong>, Simon van Halewijn<\/strong> arrived<\/strong>in Suriname from the Netherlands. Shortly thereafter, Plantation Peperpot<\/strong> was founded. In Sranan Tongo, the plantation is known as pepre patoe<\/em>.<\/p>\n

At first tobacco was grown, but as early as 1702<\/strong> they switched to cocoa and around 1720<\/strong> to coffee. The coffee factory remained in operation for a surprisingly long time and was still in production until 1998<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A number of historic buildings remain to this day, including:<\/p>\n