Monday, December 24, 2012

Stabroek Market


Stabroek Market; is a large market located in the capital city of Guyana.
In 1842, the Georgetown Town Council designated the current location of the market on Water Street. The Stabroek market area is easily the busiest place in the city, always bustling with people and activity and also a central hub for taxis and "minibuses" and also for ferries that transport people and goods from all towns and villages along the Demerara River.

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Christmas Eve In Berbice


Thursday, December 20, 2012

The Kanuku Mountains



The Kanuku Mountains in Southwestern Guyana rise out of the grasslands to form a stunning backdrop to the Rupununi savannah. With wind-sculpted crowns rising to just below cloud level, the range is notable for its exceptionally diverse bird and mammal species approximately 80% of the known species of mammals in Guyana are found here. The Kanuku are bisected by the Rupununi River, one of the primary tributaries of the Essequibo.

Georgetown
Kaieteur and Orinduik Falls
Rupununi
The Kanuku Mountains
Iwokrama Rain Forest 

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Guyana 1763 Monument

The 1763 Monument is in the heart of Georgetown Guyana this is a fitting tribute to the African slave Cuffy and the history of the proud Afro-Guyanese people. Cuffy lead the 1763 Slave Revelotion on 23 February, 1763 from his base at Plantation Lilienburg, along with his deputy Akara. Cuffy's army of African slaves overthrew the Berbice governor van Hoogenheim and Cuffy ruled as the Governor of Berbice Guyana on the 26th of May 1966 two hundred year after Cuffy's leadership Guyana achieved its independence from the British (Britain)

Guyana Red House

The Red House on High Street is famous for its bright red wallabashingles. It is a 19th century, 3-story colonial style building and now houses the Cheddi Jagan Research Center.

Monday, December 17, 2012