There is an ongoing territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela over the Essequibo region, a 159,500 km2 area west of the Essequibo River and even parts south of it. The territory, excluding the
Ruins of Fort Kyk-Over-Al, constructed by the Dutch in 1616
Finalized boundary Venezuelan and British boundary that was made legally binding in 1905, following the Arbitral Award of 1899.
The police station in Lethem, damaged by rebel bazooka fire during the Rupununi uprising
Rebels detained following their attempted rebellion in Rupununi
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Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Suriname to the east, Brazil to the sout
Kaieteur Falls is one of the world's most powerful waterfalls.
Rupununi Savannah
A large part of Guyana's territory is covered by the Amazon rainforest, the world's largest and most biodiverse tropical rainforest.
The Anomaloglossus beebei in Kaieteur National Park, endemic to Guyana