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About Guyana Island
 Guyana's pristine rainforest is the ideal tourist destination for those who yearn for an adventure of a lifetime. With 80% if it's 216,000 square kilometers covered with lush, virgin rainforest, Guyana provides tremendous opportunities to enjoy nature at its finest.
Explore the Kaieteur National Park who virtually sits on the centre of the Guiana Shield in the Pakaraima Mountain Region and is home to the famous Kaieteur Falls, the venomous golden frog, the lordly cock-of-the-rock and South America's largest cat … the elusive jaguar. Kaieteur Falls with a sheer drop of 226 meters (741 feet) is the highest single drop waterfall in the world. This majestic and breathtaking waterfall spews over 136,380 litres of water per second.
Further south, the Iwokrama Rainforest offers the opportunity for an exceptional natural and cultural experience. Iwokrama holds an incredible animal diversity and provides an excellent opportunity for nature enthusiast, bird watchers, adventure tourists, backpackers and education groups to observe the endangered harpy eagle, black caiman and the giant river otter.
In addition to Guyana's natural beauty visitors will be able to experience Guyanese culture - music, cuisine, architecture, religion - which is a wonderful blend of six diverse groups. Savour the mouth watering cuisine such as pepper pot, metagee and a variety of curries and be a part of cultural activities such as Diwali and Phagwah.
Pristine rainforest, spectacular waterfalls, vast unexplored mountain ranges, exciting culture and a warm, friendly and welcoming people await you. We invite you to Explore and Enjoy Guyana……. Naturally!!!!!!!!!
Guyana is officially named the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, and is the only nation state of the Commonwealth of Nations on the mainland of South America. Guyana lies north of the equator, in the tropics, and is located on the Atlantic Ocean. Guyana is bordered to the east by Suriname, to the south and southwest by Brazil and to the west by Venezuela. It is the third smallest country on the mainland of South America. Culturally it is more associated with the Caribbean than with Latin America and is the only English speaking country in South America.
When the first Europeans arrived in the area around 1500, Guyana was inhabited by the Arawak and Carib tribes of American Indians. Although Guyana was first sighted by Christopher Columbus during his third voyage (in 1498), it was not settled by Europeans until the Dutch in 1616, who established three separate colonies; Essequibo (1616), Berbice (1627), and Demerara (1752). The British assumed control in the late eighteenth century and the Dutch formally ceded the area in 1814. In 1831 the three separate colonies became a single British colony known as British Guiana.
The "Old Residence", a relic of colonial times. Escaped slaves formed their own settlements known as Maroon communities, but with the abolition of slavery in 1834 many of the former slaves began to settle in urban areas. Indentured laborers from modern day Portugal (1834), Germany (first in 1835), Ireland (1836), Scotland (1837), Malta (1839), China and India (beginning in 1838) were imported to work on the sugar plantations.
In 1889 Venezuela claimed the land up to the Essequibo. Ten years later an international tribunal ruled the land belonged to British Guyana.
During the Second World War, the United States arranged for its air force to use British airports in South America, including those in British Guiana.
Guyana achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 and became a republic on 23 February 1970, remaining a member of the Commonwealth. The United States State Department, along with the British government, played a strong role in influencing who would politically control Guyana after independence through the drafting of the constitution.
Guyana, along with Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil, is one of the four non-Hispanic nations in South America. Guyana's culture is very similar to that of the English-speaking Caribbean, to the extent that Guyana is included and accepted as a Caribbean nation and is a founder member of the Caricom (Caribbean Community) economic bloc and also the home of the Bloc's Headquarters, the CARICOM Secretariat. Its geographical location, its sparsely populated rain forest regions, and its substantial Amerindian population differentiate it from English-speaking Caribbean countries. Its blend of East Indian (Asian Indian) and West Indian (black) cultures gives it similarities to Trinidad and distinguishes it from other parts of the Americas. Guyana shares similar interests with the islands in the West Indies, such as food, festive events, music, sports, etc. Guyana plays international cricket as a part of the West Indies cricket team, and the Guyana team plays first class cricket against other nations of the Caribbean. In addition to its CARICOM membership, Guyana is a member of CONCACAF, the international football federation for North and Central America and the Caribbean. Another aspect of Guyanese culture is its rich folklore about Jumbees.
Guyana Island Map
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