The first response from most of the people I told that I was going to Guyana fell along the lines of, “I thought that was in Africa?” It’s not! In fact, Guyana is in the northeast corner of South America. Nestled next to Venezuela, Brazil, and Suriname, Guyana is a former British colony. Pronounce GUY-ann-ahh, it is often …

Sparsely populated, the interior of the country is crossed by few road ways. If you plan to visit Guyana, you can also plan on flying in at least one prop plane.

Airstrips dot the countryside, and access to some areas can only be reached by plane. Of course, some places can also be reached by river too! But most importantly, overland, road travel …

Attracting 10,000 visitors per year, the single biggest tourist destination in Guyana is Kaieteur Falls (for some perspective, Machu Picchu sees 7,000 visitors per day). Identified as being the “largest single-drop waterfall” in the world. Neither the tallest, nor the largest falls, Kaieteur is remarkable for having an impressive …

If you have heard of Guyana before, likely it’s because of the rice and diverse wildlife you can find here. Unlike some other countries that comprise the Amazon basin, the Guyana jungle is still largely untouched by oil interests. Maybe a coincidence, but it is also the case that the biggest animals in the Amazon are also to be found in this …

Technically, Georgetown sits below sea level. Throughout the city is as system of canals and sluice gates to prevent the city from sinking at high tide. Beaches are not highly valued, and not recommended - you will notice the latte color of the sea off the coast. This is not from pollution, but rather because of the large river running through the …