| |  | | | Guyana | Latitude: 6.8 N Longitude: -58.16667 W Capital: Georgetown | | | | | | | | Travel in Guyana A total of 2 members have visited 15 locations in Guyana. Together they have written 26 travel stories and uploaded 140 pictures from Guyana. Last visit in Guyana was made 2006-12-30 by jgeenen who was in Parika. Have you been to Guyana? Click here to join and share your pictures and stories. |
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Short introduction to Guyana
Guyana achieved independence from the UK in 1966 and became a republic in 1970. In 1989 Guyana launched an Economic Recovery Program, which marked a dramatic reversal from a state-controlled, socialist economy towards a more open, free market system. Results through the first decade have proven encouraging.
Source: World Factbook |
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Travel stories from Guyana  | On the border with Brazil | | Merry Christmas! A question was asked as to how people in Guyana celebrate Christmas, which is interesting here, as 57 % of the population is Christian, 33% is Hindu and 9% is Muslim. In such a religi... |
| | | |  | Through the rainforest to the savanna | | December 19th, Tuesday
4:30 am early departure. The caravan of three cars arrived at our house, loaded up. We have our own jerry cans of fuel, rubber boots, a chainsaw (in case of any trees blockin... |
| | | |  | Canopy walk and manatees | | December 23
This morning started quite early, as we left the resort to arrive for an early canopy walk at Iwokrama, the forest where we stopped on our first day to tour the field station. We hiked ... |
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