Travel Guyana

Guyana, a country on South America’s North Atlantic coast, is defined by its dense rainforest. Few places on the planet offer raw adventure as authentic as densely forested Guyana. English-speaking, with strong traditions of cricket and calypso music, it's culturally connected to the Caribbean region. Its capital, Georgetown, is known for its British colonial architecture, including tall, painted-timber St. George’s Anglican Cathedral. A large clock marks the facade of Stabroek Market, a popular source of local goods. A joyful and motivated mix of people are turning the country into the continent's best-kept ecotourism destination secret.

Georgetown, the country's crumbling colonial capital, is distinctly Caribbean with a rocking nightlife, great places to eat and an edgy market. The interior of the country is more Amazonian with its Amerindian communities and unparalleled wildlife-viewing opportunities tucked quietly away from the capital's hoopla. From sea turtle nesting grounds along the country's north coast to riding with vaqueros (cowboys) at a ranch in the south, Guyana is well worth the mud, bumps and sweat.

St George's Cathedral
The most impressive building in Georgetown is the Anglican, Gothic-style St George's Cathedral, said to be the world's tallest wooden building. It was completed in 1892 and was built with a native hardwood called greenheart.

Kaieteur Falls
You may have been to Salto Ángel or Iguazú Falls, seen Niagara or not even be particularly interested in waterfalls, but it doesn't matter: go to Kaieteur Falls. Watching 30,000 gallons of water shooting over an 820 foot cliff (allegedly making this the world's highest single-drop falls) in the middle of an ancient jungle with few tourists in sight is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Depending on the season, the falls are from 250 feet to 400 feet wide. The trail approaching the falls is home to scarlet Guiana cock-of-the-rock birds, and miniscule golden frogs, which are best seen in the rainy season and/or in the morning and they produce a potentially fatal poison.

Canopy Walkway
Only 37 miles south of the field station, Iwokrama's Canopy Walkway is a series of suspension bridges hoisted 98 feet above the forest floor, offers bird's-eye views of native greenheart trees, high-dwelling red howler monkeys and lots of birds.

Part of the walkway closed recently after being knocked down by a tree, but will hopefully be repaired by the time you read this blog; the rest of the walkway remains open.

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