Guyana is South America's little-known curiosity that lies between Suriname, Brazil and Venezuela. It is a country the size of Britton and covers an area of 83,000 square miles.
Guyana has three distinct Geographical zones: the coastal belt, the forested and mountainous regions and the savannas.
The coastal belt accounts for 4% of the land mass in Guyana where 90% of the country's population is found.From the coast, the landscape rises to the mountain ranges and high plateaux, an area rich in minerals that spawned the age-old belief that Guyana is the site of El Dorado, 'the lost city of gold'. Further south are the savannas, the North and South Rupununi.
Guyana, an Amerindian word meaning 'Land of Many Waters' has numerous rivers and waterways. The three main rivers are Essequibo, Demerara and Berbice. The Essequibo River is South America's third-largest with a mouth of 20 miles long and runs the entire lenght of Guyana. All three of the rivers spills into the Atlantic which stretches for 270 miles along Northern Guyana.
Guyana is an amazing country with Natural beauty, but you have to be there to see, enjoy, explore and experience it for yourself.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
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