The nearest village in Suriname is Alalapadu which is located 60 kilometres north on a map, but due to the twists and turns of the river, the town of Kwamalasamutu which lies 83 kilometres west is easier to reach.

The Brazilian village of Missão can be reached by an unpaved path.

[5] The electricity facilities were destroyed during the Surinamese Interior War, and only a couple of private diesel generators remained operating.

As of November 2019, the village has 24 hours of electricity using solar panels.

The economy depends on small scale agriculture.