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 Trekking by grets
The purpose of Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation is to preserve values pertaining to the realtionship between nature and the local people who live here, visitors and the people of Guyana in general.
The contsruction of roads, tourist facilities and mineral extraction is prohibited, timber harvesting is restricted as is the use of motorised vehicles. Fairview is the only settlement within Iwokrama, a Macushi village of 127 people.
In Iwokrama there are estimated to be over 200 different species of mammals, 50 birds, 420 fish and 150 reptiles and amphibians. Leave a Comment
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The setting is beautiful, in the heart of the rain forest, surrounded by unspoilt wilderness.
There are hiking paths that lead from the small airstrip down to the falls. You are most likely to have the falls to yourself. Leave a Comment
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The majority of the inhabitants in the village are of the Macushi tribe, and although English is the official language of Guyana, Macushi is now being taught in the schools in this area, in an effort to revitalise the Macushi traditions and culture. We found the people incredibly friendly, helpful and welcoming, and nothing was too much trouble!
The community have identified eco-tourism as a sustainable use of their land, which means that instead of having to leave the village to work on logging projects or gold mines elsewhere, employment is available nearer home within the eco-tourism industry. All tours to Surama are managed and operated solely by the Macushi and as well as the direct income from eco-tourism, the community also benefits from the purchase of local produce and a portion of every tour goes to a fund which is used for community development projects. Leave a Comment
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Three things really struck me during the flight:
1. How beautiful the countryside of Guyana is from the air
2. How much of the country is covered with rainforest
3. That you don't realise how many different shades of green there are until you've flown over a rain forest Leave a Comment
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 Butterflies by grets
Disturbing the butterflies which had settled in this little pool of water, they all flew up at the same time, filling the air with little yellow flecks.
When they move off, they fly in "formation", one after the other, as if they are all attached to a string. One turns, and all the others follow. They remind me of those Chinese dances with long flowing ribbons! Leave a Comment
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 View from the mountain by grets
The first part of the trail was rather precarious, as you needed to cross a small creek. You could either try and balance on a fallen log which was rather tangled in vegetation - one of our party got a rather nasty burn mark on his neck when he accidentally brushed again a poisonous tree. The other option was to wade, but if you were unlucky you'd get water into your boots. Not recommended as wet socks often give you blisters. Leave a Comment
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 Orinduik Falls by grets
From the airstrip there is a short walk down to the falls, over some rocks.
The falls are named after orin, a kind of sea weed which covers the rocks around the falls. Leave a Comment
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 Lizard by grets
There are, however, plenty of lizards, iguanas, geckos, frogs and insects. Leave a Comment
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We saw very many birds everywhere we went, including:
Smooth billed Ani
Swallowtail kite
Red and green macaw
Roadside hawk
Tropical kingbird
Savannah hawk
Southern lapwing
Brown throated parakeet
Scarlet macaw
Blue throated piping guan
Black nun bird
Anahinga
Amazon kingfisher
White breasted emerald hummingbird
Dusky cap flycatcher
Blue grey tanager
Pied lapwing
Swallowing puff bird
Orange winged parrot
Laughing falcon
Red billed toucan
White necked heron
Dusky parrot
Channel billed toucan
White tailed hawk
Crimson woodpecker
Blue and gold macaw
Turkey necked vulture
Little blue heron
Snow egret
Yellow headed vulture Leave a Comment
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