The Essequibo
Region and River
The first European
discovery was by the ships of Juan de
Esquivel, deputy of Don
Diego Columbus, son of Christopher Columbus. The Essequibo
River is named after
Esquivel. The first European settlement in Guyana
was built by the Dutch along the lower part of the Essequibo
in 1615.
The Essequibo
River is the largest river in Guyana, and the...
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