June 2019 3rd edition 356 pages / 21 maps South America's often overlooked
English-speaking country lies far off the well-trodden tourist path. Guyana is
the ideal destination for the discerning visitor seeking adventure. Within its
vast interior, the Guiana Shield (one of the four pristine tropical rainforests
left in the world) converges with the Amazon Basin, creating a unique geography
composed of coastal waters, mangroves, marshes, savannas, mountains and tropical
rainforests. Bordered by Venezuela, Brazil, Suriname and the Atlantic Ocean, the
lively locals - a melting pot of East Indian and African descendants, peppered
with Chinese, Europeans and Amerindians - create a culture decidedly more
Caribbean than Latin. o The only guide in English dedicated solely to Guyana. o
Numerous activities such as jungle survival courses, river trips to isolated
Amerindian villages, birding tours and piranha fishing. o Where to see wildlife,
from the million-acre Iwokrama Centre for Rainforest Conservation and
Development to the lesser-known Kanuku Mountains, one of the last remaining
pristine Amazonian habitats.