It contains a meat processing plant supplying tourist lodges.
As of 2010, very few buildings have thatched roofs other than the ranchos that many tourist lodges provide for their guests.
Those fires forced the evacuation of tourist lodges in the southern part of the park in July.
Paloemeu is a popular jungle resort at the Tapahony river in Suriname with tourist lodges.
Work was available as hunting and fishing guides and cleaning tourist lodges.
Within the park there are three traditional tourist lodges, called "rest camps".
Hotels and tourist lodges are available in Bhalukpong.
The tourism ministry continues to maintain or upgrade its tourist lodges throughout the state.
"Tourists are supposed to be kept to the museum areas and the tourist lodges."
The remaining elephants tend to huddle in safety around the tourist lodges.