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cochinjew Says: Savitri Gomez is an east indian from Guyana and a trader. she buys things in caracas and trades it along the tributaries of the river. mostly to indians who come to her house which resembles a palafito itself.she is extraordinarily generous. I had called her from Miami and...
cochinjew Says: as in any other bolivarian city of this bolivarian republic, the main plaza around which are government offices is called plaza bolivar. in the evening, it is lit, so many people including lovers come to chat...also buy beer or other goods from one of the many stores that...
meet the historian of the town.. Sr Lugo
cochinjew Says: Indalacio Lugo who lives right at the malecon facing the big river is a treasure trough of information about the region. He is proud of the fact that all his eight children are educated or being educated.. at the university level.. Two daughters are in Cuba studying medicine...
cochinjew Says: Most of the criollos are devout catholics. Indians are indifferent but cling on to their faith, even giving lip service to the padre and other missionary types who visit...Many guyanese maintain their ancestral hindoo faith
cochinjew Says: If you are not in the medical profession, this might be of little interest to you. But the greatest humanitarian help in Latin America is the Medical Help offered by the Republic of Cuba to Venezuelan poor. Even in this outpost, there are four health professionals including...
get invited for lunch or dinner
cochinjew Says: I had met this family on my last trip to Curiapo and they were all smiles and hugs and kisses when I arrived this time, barely five months after the last one. They immediately started to prepare dinner, eventhough I had already been invited to dinner at another place. I had...
trips to outlying indian settlements
cochinjew Says: Bimboo the aspiring politician invited me to join him on one of his daily trips to the outlying indian villages. Rather than the wooden ballahoo, he had a comfortable boat with cushions and within half an hour, five minutes of which was through rain which hurt your face as...
Hotel Orquidea: In Curiapo it is Hotel Orquidea
cochinjew Says: Kewal Persaud and his family run this hotel, next door to their grocery store and is somewhat of a centre of activities.. as their son is getting involved in politics and there are always people chatting, eating or drinking in the lounge. The rooms are rudimentary so is the...
At Hotel Orquidea, the resident manager and his wife whips up something at each mealtime and if you happen to be there they ask you to join in.
Favorite Dish: Chicken Fricasse
Fish Cutlets
Rice and Beans
They never asked for any money and when I checked out of the hotel, neither did Kewal include the meals in the price
Written May 15, 2005
Address: hotel orquidea in curiapo
From the port of Barrancas, there would be someone going to Curiapo, there are no scheduled services.
and they would take you along and it is customary to give a small tip to the driver of the boat to help him with food and lodging in barrancas. usually they are from guyana or living further down the river in guayo or bella vista or in curiapo itselfr
Written May 15, 2005
you may ask what to do in curiapo
cochinjew Says: Once in Kalahari I made the error of saying to a san/bushman, there is nothing here.. and he said, we have everything we want here..when in curiapo, you have to understand the rhythm and for me, being an anthropologist, meeting and chatting to the locals and understand the...
cochinjew Says: When Thelma told me her last name was Anumansin, I couldnt figure out the origin of that name.. My father was from Guyana and his name was Hanuman Singh, now it figures, it has been espanolized to Anumansin!Also the immigrants are supposed to take on spanish names.. so if...
cochinjew Says: A new generation of people are growing up in the delta, with genetic influence of the east indians..it becomes etched in their faces and their fondness for curry!
cochinjew Says: Of course it is foolish to expect a bottle of St Emilion or A shiraz from Wolf Blass or a Malbec from Trapiche.. but believe it or not, with dinner, this wine made in Guyana from cereal and sugar cane is good enough..at 2 usd per bottle, slightly sweet but went well with...
cochinjew Says: if you dont wish to be bitten.. even with all the precautions, the chances are that you will get bitten either by mosquitoes or the no seems as they are called. it takes up to a week for the wheal and the itching to go away. it is good to have cortisone cream with you to rub...
cochinjew Says: Tides dont receed as it does in Derby in W Australia or in Madagascar but there is a fair bit of difference in water level in between the tides..
If you are arranging this trip by yourself, unscrupulous tour guides or travel agents or just slimy guys from Tucupita, would ask you for a 100 usd to bring you down to Curiapo.
Petrol is 2 cents usd per litre, so that argument doesnt hold water. I was offered free rides everywhere, but 30 usd or 40 usd for the ride seem fair enough. per day per person
Written May 15, 2005
how can you give tips on off the beaten path, from curiapo which itself is off the beaten path.
But a trip to Guayo is well recommended, it takes about two hours by boat from Curiapo.
Also recommended are trips to Guyana, when the seas are not rough and the river is not "bravo", in four hours you could reach Guyana and take the daily flight to Georgetown
Written May 15, 2005
Curiapo where Venezuela begins
In the pretext of visiting the cuban professionals working in this town at the begining or the end depending upon the way you look at it, of the delta orinoco.. visited the delta for a week. it is...
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