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Saturday, November 20, 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Tamika Henry - Guyana’s representative, Miss Universe 2010
Tamika Henry copped the Miss Guyana Universe crown as predicted on July 18.
On that night she delivered a thrilling performance with much confidence to win the crown in addition to captivating her audience.
The 22-year-old Queen’s College alumnus holds a BSc in Forensics.
Henry also won the best gown prize, for the dazzling shimmery blue dress she wore at the July 18 pageant.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Lost Land of the Jaguar
An expedition to the jungles of Guyana.....
An international team of explorers, scientists and film makers discover the plants and animals that inhabit the spectacular landscape of Guyana. Places that only a handful of people have ever seen before.
Kaieteur Falls, Guyana.
A.F.Valenzuela
An international team of explorers, scientists and film makers discover the plants and animals that inhabit the spectacular landscape of Guyana. Places that only a handful of people have ever seen before.
Kaieteur Falls, Guyana.
A.F.Valenzuela
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Cock-of-the-Rock
The Cock-of-the-Rock, a Bird, yes, a BIRD
Now I could say a lot, I could give all the fine details and by the time I’m done with you, you would be well educated on the subject, whatever it might be, but there are some things, you have to experience for yourself.
The Cock-of-the-Rock bird, you would definitely have to see for yourself.
So call the travel agent, book that flight COME visit beautiful Guyana, you are WELCOME...
The Cock-of-the-Rock is one of those uniquely plumed birds that can be easily identified by birders of all levels, with the male's brilliant orange colorings, complete with an attention-grabbing Mohawk.
The radiant plumage of the male makes it one of the most sought after and easily identifiable birds of the tropics, the female's less-than-striking brown colorings don't attract equal attention, but watching the females (who often build their nests in groups) interact is a rare experience indeed.
Adult Cock-of-the-Rocks grow to roughly eight inches in height and have stout, almost rounded, bodies.
Females have a dull-brown plumage, while the males, in an attempt to attract the females, take the color orange to extremes. Outside of a black streak through the perfect half-moon crest on their head, and black and white colorings on the wings and tail feathers, males are orange throughout, from the bill to the legs to the skin.
When in flight the birds are said to make a noticeable hissing sound that emanates from the remiges on their wingtips. They have a wide-array of sounds that range from a popping noise caused by the snapping of their bills to a call that is compared to a distressed cat. But the best chance for identification is likely to come from the stark contrast of the male's bright-orange amongst the greens of tropical forests.
Habitat
Guianan Cock-of-the-Rocks are found amongst the mountainous regions of northern South America: Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Columbia, Venezuela, and Amazonian Brazil. Guyana has a healthy population of the birds, which are most common in Birding Zone Six. There are several known Cock-of-the-Rock lek sites in Guyana, but perhaps the most notable locations for sightings are at Kaieteur Falls, Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development, and the Amerindian village of Woweta. At these sites, visitors can often see them nesting in caves, performing their mating dance on the lek, bathing in pools and perched in trees for perfect viewing.
Behavior
Guianan Cock-of-the-Rocks are polygamous; an attribute that has given rise to a unique courtship performance that is one of their most recognizable behaviors. During courtship, several males gather at a lek, or a communal area where male birds compete for the attention of females. Within the lek, each male has his own territory that he defends as well as uses as a stage to display their bright colors while performing dances that are no less captivating than they are unusual. The birds strut and hop about, bob their heads, spread their wings, ruffle their tail feathers, and let out a series of unique calls in order to attract the attention of the females who walk through the lek like discerning judges. As there are often more males than females, competition is fierce, and only a few lucky winners will be rewarded with the chance to mate.
The females, who raise the chicks without assistance from the males, often choose nesting sites that are near the leks, and it's not unusual for several females to build their nests in groups. The nests consist of mud, clay and various plant matter, and are usually built on cliffs or in crevices or caves near to or above a water source in a damp, shaded area to keep the nests from drying out and cracking. A typical clutch consists of two eggs, with an incubation period of 27-28 days.
Cock-of-the-Rocks are also noted for contributing to the spread of local plant diversity. The birds are mainly fruit eaters, and they pass seeds undamaged through their digestive system allowing species of trees to grow considerable distances away from their parent trees.
(Taken from the Guyana Tourism Authority)
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Mazaruni River
Mazaruni River
This is another must see when you visit the beautiful land of many waters, Guyana.
The Mazaruni River is a river in northern Guyana, running from its source in the remote western forests of the Pakaraima Mountains to its confluence with the Cuyuni River near the mining town of Bartica.
As it descends from the Guiana Highlands the river runs south-east, past Issano, then northward to Bartica.
The river is a source of the precious metal gold.
The Roraima Plateau is also the source of the Mazaruni river.
The Mazaruni River takes source in the Roraima Plateau, three levels of sandstones and conglomerates, crowned by Mt. Roraima (2810 m.).
In Guyana, the two highest levels of the Roraima Plateau are known as Pakaraima Mountains and Merume Mountains.
The source of the Mazarunu River is in the Merume Mountains. The area is one of the very few places in the world still inaccessible.
In 1992, a joint expedition of the Guyana Defence Force and Welsh Guards members was unable to reach the source of the Mazaruni River, even with training, finances and equipment.
The Mazaruni River drops down from each Roraima plateau through three steep sided canyons with many picturesque sets of falls.
The first set is Chai-chai Falls.
The next is near the village of Imbaimadai and the last set is below the village of Kamarang where the Mazaruni River tumbles through last few major falls. The first of which is a few kilometres long gutter known as Chitigokein Falls.
Chitigokein Falls finishes in Coffy pool, a deep pool named after Mehir “Cousin Body” Coffy, one of the last "Porknockers" (these are small diamond and gold miners) of Guyana.
Next, the Mazaruni River flows past Oranapai Rapids, Kamakusa Landing, the mouth of Merume River, Banana Landing, Tiboku Rapids, the mouth of Equeribisi River, Issano Landing, the mouth of the Puruni River, Kaburi rapids, Marshal Falls, the last set of rapids, Itabali Landing, the mouth of the Cuyuni River, then, near the village of Bartica, finishes into the Essequibo River, the largest river of Guyana.
Flora
The Mazaruni River flows over three distinct habitats; the flat tops of Roraima Plateau, known in Venezuela as “tepuis”, the lower two plateaus and the low lands. Each habitat is characterized by its own vegetation.
The upper one is a fantastic land of rain swept sandstone eroded into fantastic forms with exotic plants trying to survive this inhospitable land of denuded rocks. The middle one is mainly savannas with bands of single canopy jungle, the lowest is a triple canopy jungle. Exotic orchids are found in last two habitats.
Fauna
The iron hydroxide stained brown waters of Mazaruni are home to many fish. The most abundant are the large and dangerous black electric eels (numfish), piry (relative of piranha cutleback), haimara, and baiara.
However, the most famous fish is lau-lau, with specimens weighing up to 200 kg. Lau-lau lives in deep pools of Mazaruni River hunting in the night.
Mazaruni River waters are also home to a largest water snake, anaconda, locally known as water kamudi, large herds of wild pigs, peccaries, sometimes as large as a few hundred, live on swampy flat of Mazaruni River. They are very dangerous since they are known to attack humans.
The only escape is up the large tree. Pumas and the much smaller ocelot are also found there but rarely seen since they hunt at night.
Many monkeys, of which the howling monkey is the noisiest, inhabit tree tops, sharing the space with many types of birds. Pairs of Red, yellow or bleu Macaws, united for life, often can be seen to fly by.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Potaro River
The Potaro River is found in Guyana, northern South America.
The source of the Potaro River is in the Mount Ayanganna area of the Pakaraima Mountains in the North Rupununi Savannahs.
The river runs for approximately 225 km (140 miles) before flowing into the Essequibo River, Guyana's largest river.
Nine waterfalls are found on the Potaro River, most notable being Kaieteur Falls and Tumatumari Falls, below Kaieteur Falls lies Amatuk Falls & Waratuk Falls.
A 1930 Suspension bridge, the Garraway Stream Bridge crosses the river. As well, 'Two Islands' is found on the Potaro River.
Chenapau is a small Amerindian village located in forested terrain along the Potaro River south of Kaieteur Falls.
Menzies Landing, a small settlement that is a 20 minute walk upriver from Kaieteur Falls, is the main staging area for up river travel. Up river from the falls, the Potaro Plateau stretches out to the distant escarpment of the Pakaraima Mountains.
Placer gold and diamonds are extracted from the river in this mineral-rich area.
In the first half of the 20th century miners, employing primitive methods, recovered significant quantities of gem-quality diamonds from the area's rivers and streams. In fact the two largest gem-quality diamonds recovered in Guyana to date - 56.75 carats (11.35 g) from Little Uewang River and 25.67 carats (5.134 g) from Maple Creek - were recovered in the Potaro area.
Many thousands of ounces of placer gold have been recovered from the area's stream gravels, residual placers and saprolites.
The mineral Potarite is named for the river where it was first discovered.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Mount Ayanganna
Mount Ayanganna is a sandstone tepui in the Pakaraima Mountains of western Guyana, 85kilometres east of Mount Roraima at 5°23′N 59°59′W / 5.383°N 59.983°W / 5.383; -59.983. With a height of 2,041 metres (6,696 feet) it is the easternmost tepui taller than 2,000 metres.
It is part of the Guiana Shield.
Mount Ayanganna is fully within Guyanese territory and is surrounded by rainforest.
Ever since Guyana became a Republic on 23 February 1970, the national flag is hoisted ceremoniously each year on Mount Ayanganna on the eve of the country's Republic Anniversary by members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).
The GDF named their Georgetown base after Mount Ayanganna.
On 1 November 2005 28 female soldiers hoisted the national flag on the summit after a two day climb.
(Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Ayanganna")
Monday, June 21, 2010
Baganara Island Resort
In 1989, the Correia family acquired Baganara Island. This island is located in the Essequibo River, five
miles south of the traditional gateway to the interior, Bartica.
By 1994, the famous Baganara façade was taking shape. Residents of Bartica and other curious persons
would travel just to take pictures and marvel at the transformation of a swampy jungle to a serene
paradise right before their eyes.
In 1995, construction of an airstrip and a manager’s facility was underway. The facility and the island
were used as the venue for numerous training seminars and management retreats. Unknowingly, seeds
were being planted for the future of Baganara Island as a resort par excellence, where private and
corporate clientele could escape for physical and mental rejuvenation.
In 1996, the timing was right to transform the island to a resort facility and hence, Evergreen
Adventures evolved.
Over the years Evergreen Adventures has gained the accolade of many who describe it to be one of
the leading tour operators in Guyana. This is indeed a justified praise since not only does Evergreen
offer tours to many destinations but, it also offers personalized service unmatched by none, a friendly
and courteous staff, customized packages to suit your requests, very competitive pricing, the
availability of on line reservations, the acceptance of credit cards, hassle free airport pickups and a
rare multilingual service (English, Portuguese, French).
Evergreen Adventures Inc. market tours to its very own Baganara Island Resort, Timberhead Rainforest
Resort, Rock View Lodge, Arrowpoint, Shanklands, Karanambo, Iwokrama, Surama, Shell Beach, Air
tours to the magnificent Kaiteur Falls, Orinduik falls, seasonal trips to the rapids of Marshall Falls, river
expeditions visits to local and Amerindian Communities and tours around the Garden City where
visitors discover the delicately created Victorian style architecture that is characteristic of many of our
buildings in the city, along with many other exciting trips that can be tailored to fit your needs.
Evergreen offers packages to Surinam, French Guiana as well as North Brazil.
As a member of the Correia Group of Companies, one of the most diversified conglomerates in Guyana,
we are able to complement our service with our efficient transportation capabilities, which includes air,
river and road travel. We own and operate a fleet of jet boats, along with other boat types, with air
travel provided by our sister company, Trans Guyana Airways Ltd, who owns and operate a fleet of five
aircraft, inclusive of two turbine aircraft, and the newest addition to the family, Intraserv who owns and
operates a fleet of five coaches from Georgetown to Lethem with onward linkages to Boa Vista and
Manaus, with plans to add routes from Georgetown to Suriname.
Evergreen Adventures Inc. is quickly becoming a household name and, as Guyana is emerging as a
Nature and Adventure destination, Evergreen Adventures is emerging with her, lighting the way for
tourism Development in Guyana.
So, come taste the Evergreen experience …
(thaken fron the Company website)
The Kanuku Mountains are a group of mountains in Guyana, located in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo region. The name means 'rich forest' in the Macushi language, a reference to the rich diversity of wildlife found there.
The lowland forests sustain 60% of all the known bird species in Guyana. 150 mammal species, or 80% of all mammals found in Guyana, live in the Kanuku Mountains. Prominent species include the Giant otter, the Harpy eagle and the Arapaima. The Kunuku Mountains almost rise up to 3,000 ft.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Orinduik Falls
The Orinduik Falls lie on the Ireng, a highland river that thunders over steps and terraces of jasper on the border divide with Brazil before merging with the Takutu and then heading down into Brazil to join the great Amazon.
The falls are situated amid the rolling, grass-covered hills of the Pakaraima Mountains, one of the most beautiful regions of Guyana's hinterland.
In contrast to the dramatic gorge at Kaieteur, Orinduik is ideally suited for swimming.
Essequibo River - Guyana
A.F.Valenzuela
Essequibo River
The Essequibo River is the longest river in Guyana, and the largest river between the Orinoco and Amazon. Rising in the Acarai Mountains near the Brazil-Guyana border, the Essequibo flows to the north for 1,010 km through forest and savanna into the Atlantic Ocean.
Kaieteur Falls
Kaieteur Falls is a high-volume waterfall on the Potaro River in central Guyana, Potaro-Siparuni region.
It is located in Kaieteur National Park. It is 226 meters (741 ft) when measured from its plunge over a sandstone and conglomerate cliff to the first break.
It then flows over a series of steep cascades that, when included in the measurements, bring the total height to 251 meters (822 ft). While many falls have greater height, few have the combination of height and water volume. This has given Kaieteur Falls the misleading label of "largest single drop" waterfall in the world which is often misinterpreted as "tallest single drop." However, it is likely one of the most powerful waterfalls in the world
Kaieteur Falls is about five times higher than the more well known Niagara Falls, located on the border between Canada and the United States and about two times the height of the Victoria Falls located on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa.
It is a single drop waterfall which is the 123rd tallest (single and multi-drop waterfall) in the world, according to the World Waterfalls Database. The same web site lists it as 19th largest waterfall in terms of volume [2], and in their estimation, Kaieteur is the 26th most scenic waterfall in the world [3].
Its distinction lies in the unique combination of great height and large volume, averaging 663 cubic meters per second (23,400 cubic feet per second). Thus it is one of the most powerful waterfalls in the world, rivaling even the Jog Falls of India's Karnataka state during the monsoon season.
Up river from the falls, the Potaro Plateau stretches out to the distant escarpment of the Pakaraima Mountains. The Potaro river empties in to the Essequibo River which is one the longest and widest rivers in South America
Canopy Walkway Guyana
The Iwokrama Canopy Walkway is a series of suspension bridges and decks of up to 30 metres in height and 154 metres in length, located in the Iwokrama Forest. It gives visitors a new view of the mid and upper canopy of the forest and allows wildlife to be relatively free from human intrusion.
The forest around the walkway contains some important flora and fauna. Among these are endangered and protected species such as the jaguar, the bullet wood tree, greenheart and the waramadan (endemic in Guyana only to the Iwokrama Forest).
The canopy walkway also serves as a great lookout point for the Maipa mountain range and on the trail to the walkway visitors can observe a rock with petroglyphs (rock carving) and a strangler fig tree, both of which have interesting stories.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
HYMN FOR GUYANA’S CHILDREN
Valerie Rodway
With humble hearts and heads bowed down
In thanks for each new day of toil
We kneel before Thine altar, Lord
The children of Guyana’s soil.
Great is the task that Thou hast given:
Thy will to show, Thy truth to find:
To teach ourselves that we are one
In thy great Universal mind.
But not in vain we’ll strive to build
A new Guyana great and free;
A land of glory and of hope,
A land of love and unity.
O children of Guyana, rise,
Rise up and sing with happy tears:
And bless the land that gave you birth,
And vow to serve her through the years.
Valerie Rodway
With humble hearts and heads bowed down
In thanks for each new day of toil
We kneel before Thine altar, Lord
The children of Guyana’s soil.
Great is the task that Thou hast given:
Thy will to show, Thy truth to find:
To teach ourselves that we are one
In thy great Universal mind.
But not in vain we’ll strive to build
A new Guyana great and free;
A land of glory and of hope,
A land of love and unity.
O children of Guyana, rise,
Rise up and sing with happy tears:
And bless the land that gave you birth,
And vow to serve her through the years.
Song of the Republic
Words by Cleveland W. Hamilton
Music by Frank Daniels
From Pakaraima’s peaks of pow’r
To Courentyne’s lush sands,
Her children pledge each faithful hour
To guard Guyana’s lands.
To foil the shock of rude invader
Who’d violate her earth,
To cherish and defend forever
The State that gave them birth.
We’ll forge a nation’s might soul
Construct a nation’s frame;
Freedom our everlasting goal,
Courage and truth our aim,
Unyielding in our quest for peace
Like ancient heroes brave,
To strive and strive and never cease
With Strength beyond the slave.
Guyana, climb the glorious perch
To fame, prosperity;
Join in the universal search
For world-wide comity.
Your people what soe’er their breed
Their hue or quality,
With one firm never changing creed
The nation’s unity.
Words by Cleveland W. Hamilton
Music by Frank Daniels
From Pakaraima’s peaks of pow’r
To Courentyne’s lush sands,
Her children pledge each faithful hour
To guard Guyana’s lands.
To foil the shock of rude invader
Who’d violate her earth,
To cherish and defend forever
The State that gave them birth.
We’ll forge a nation’s might soul
Construct a nation’s frame;
Freedom our everlasting goal,
Courage and truth our aim,
Unyielding in our quest for peace
Like ancient heroes brave,
To strive and strive and never cease
With Strength beyond the slave.
Guyana, climb the glorious perch
To fame, prosperity;
Join in the universal search
For world-wide comity.
Your people what soe’er their breed
Their hue or quality,
With one firm never changing creed
The nation’s unity.
The National Anthem
Dear land of Guyana, of rivers and plains,
Made rich by the sunshine, and lush by the rains.
Set gem-like and fair, between mountains and sea,
Your children salute you, dear land of the free.
Green land of Guyana, our heroes of yore,
Both bondsmen and free, laid their bones on your shore.
This soil so they hallowed, and from them are we,
All sons of one mother, Guyana the free.
Great land of Guyana, diverse though our strains,
We are born of their sacrifice, heirs of their pains.
And ours is the glory their eyes did not see,
One land of six peoples, united and free.
Dear land of Guyana, to you will we give,
Our homage, our service, each day that we live.
God guard you, Great Mother, and make us to be
More worthy our heritage, land of the free.
Dear land of Guyana, of rivers and plains,
Made rich by the sunshine, and lush by the rains.
Set gem-like and fair, between mountains and sea,
Your children salute you, dear land of the free.
Green land of Guyana, our heroes of yore,
Both bondsmen and free, laid their bones on your shore.
This soil so they hallowed, and from them are we,
All sons of one mother, Guyana the free.
Great land of Guyana, diverse though our strains,
We are born of their sacrifice, heirs of their pains.
And ours is the glory their eyes did not see,
One land of six peoples, united and free.
Dear land of Guyana, to you will we give,
Our homage, our service, each day that we live.
God guard you, Great Mother, and make us to be
More worthy our heritage, land of the free.
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