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South America in 1997
GUYANA
Bec2004-09-19 15:10:07
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Georgetown
This is the Rima Guest House where I stayed for 14 US$ a night. There isn't much to see in Georgetown and what there is, is better seen in daylight for most of the city is not safe at night.
Just two blocks behind this downtown Georgetown building is the infamous Tiger bay area along the Demerara River which is unsafe at any time of day.
Interior of the St. George's Anglican Cathedral the outside of which can be seen on the left below. At 44 meters it is reputed to be the tallest wooden building in the world (here anyway).
This traditional thatched communal building called Umana Yana was built by Wai Wai Amerindians for the 1972 conference of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Sea wall on the Atlantic Ocean on the north side of Georgetown.
Most of the descendants of the indentured laborers, who were imported from northern India by sugar plantation owners after the abolition of slavery in 1834, follow the Hindu religion. They now constitute 33% of the population. Descendants of Muslim Indians now represent 9% of Guyanese and worship in Mosques like this one seen on the way to the airport.
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