Brokopondo is a capital town of the
Brokopondo District,
Suriname. It is located on the west shore of the
Suriname river, just north of the
Afobaka dam. Brokopondo can be reached via the road from
Paranam to
Afobaka. There's a granite monument made by sculptor Jo Rens, displaying two men: one standing with a parrot and one sitting and writing. It ought to symbolize the past and the future.