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Guyana
 Guyana
is a tropical country situated on the northern coast of South
America. It is the only country in South America where English is
the official language. It is bordered by Venezuela on the west,
Suriname on the east, Brazil on the south and the Atlantic Ocean on
the north.
Guyana has an area of 214,969 square
kilometers (83,000 sq mi), about the size of Great Britain. The name
Guyana is an Amerindian word meaning Land
Of Many Waters. Guyana is known as the country of Six People -
Africans, Amerindians, Chinese, East Indians, Europeans and
Portuguese.
It is where the virgin rainforest leads
to the Amazon Basin , where the jungle is still unexplored, rivers
uncharted and mountains unclimbed. With over 300 waterfalls,
including one of the World's longest Single drop falls, the stunning
Kaieteur at over 700 feet, over 800 species of birds and a wide and
unique array
 of
fragrant flora and magnificent fauna, it is an incredibly wonderful
land of unspoiled beauty.
 This
is a land famous for acclaimed poets
Martin Carter and A.J. Seymour, internationally acclaimed singer and
songwriter Eddie Grant, famous Jazz legend Art Booms, amazing
cricketer Clive lloyd and many others. It is the land where Sir
Walter Raleigh searched for El Dorado and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was
inspired to write his classic, The Lost World.
Georgetown is the chief port and capital
of Guyana. It is situated on the right bank of the Demerara River
estuary. In Georgetown, familiar landmarks include the lively
Stabroek Market, the sea-wall and the Anglican cathedral of St
George, the tallest wooden building in the world.
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