GUYANA

Location - South America; Capital - Georgetown; Population - 800,000; Currency - Guyana Dollar MORE GUYANA

I returned to South America for 6 weeks to visit Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, in early 2004.

The 20 Guyanese Dollar note shows a picture of Kaieteur Falls

The first full day in Guyana was also the start of an overland trip from Georgetown to Kaieteur Falls - this photo was taken on the way

Taking the car ferry over the Essequibo river with Christina and our Amerindian guide, Tony - Kaieteur Falls overland

Taking a motorised pirogue down the Potaro river - Kaieteur Falls overland

Waiting for another pirogue, after walking past a few rapids on the Potaro river - Kaieteur Falls overland

Our bed for the night at Amatuk - Kaieteur Falls overland

A great view of the Potaro river from Amatuk - Kaieteur Falls overland

Amatuk Falls are a stone's throw from the tents - Kaieteur Falls overland

A dredger searches for gold on the Potaro river - Kaieteur Falls overland

A termite mound in the rainforest - Kaieteur Falls overland

A beautiful morning on the Potaro river at Tukeit, the 3rd day of the Kaieteur Falls overland tour

Bath time at Tukeit - Kaieteur Falls overland

The early morning mist over the Potaro has yet to burn away - Tukeit, Kaieteur Falls overland

The 3rd day was the start of the hike from Tukeit up to Kaieteur Falls - Kaieteur Falls overland

One of our first views of the fantastic Kaieteur Falls, near the end of the 3rd day

250 metre Kaieteur Falls plunges in to the Potaro river

At Kaieteur Falls Guesthouse with our boatsman and cook

Kaieteur Falls

The width of Kaieteur Falls is usually around 100 metres, dependent on the time of year

Looking towards Kaieteur Falls

The Kaieteur gorge stretches into the distance from Kaieteur Falls

At the top of Kaieteur Falls

Looking down from the edge of Kaieteur Falls

I wholeheartedly recommend the Kaieteur Falls overland trip, as long you're physically able.
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The Potaro river leads into Kaieteur Falls

Getting drunk on rum at Kaieteur's airstrip

The mining village of Menzie's Landing, a 15 minute walk from Kaieteur Falls

Menzie's Landing, near Kaieteur Falls

We flew back to Georgetown, then headed off to Bartica - this is a bird's eye view of Bartica from the plane

The goat leads the way down Bartica's main street

We took a boat from Bartica down the Mazaruni river to a few sights nearby

A beach on the Mazaruni river, a short boat ride from Bartica

Marshall Falls - also close to Bartica - doesn't look big but we walked through the water to a tiny cave behind

The Demerara Harbour Bridge is the longest floating bridge in the world - it traverses the Demerara river

The flight from Georgetown to Paramaribo in Suriname - we pressed on to the French Guiana border

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