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The history of Guyana begins about 35,000 years ago with the arrival of ... Later, George B. Roberts Jr., then the U.S. ambassador to Guyana, found Burham ...
These forests are home to more than a thousand species of trees. Guyana's tropical climate, unique geology, and relatively undisturbed ecosystems support extensive areas of species-rich rain forests and natural habitats with high levels of endemism. There are about 8000 species of plants in Guyana, half of which are found nowhere else.
In the 1880s gold and diamond deposits were discovered in British Guiana, ... A political and social history of Guyana, 1945-1983 (Westview Press, 1984).
Guyana officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic mainland British West Indies. Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the country's largest city.
The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, a document from 40–60 AD, describes a newly discovered route through the Red Sea to India, with descriptions of the markets in towns around Red Sea, Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean, including along the east coast of Africa, which states "for beyond these places the unexplored ocean curves around toward ...
Sawkins took a break from his work when Brown came upon Kaieteur Falls. In 1871, Brown discovered the New River, which he deemed the true source of the Courantyne. This gave rise to the New River Triangle border dispute between Suriname and British Guiana (now Guyana) was born.
The animal was found at the summit of a “small table-top mountain” on the Guyana-Brazil border, the study said. ‘Cryptic’ mountain creature — with 9 babies on its back — discovered as ...
Guyana history-related lists (6 P) B. British Guiana (8 C, 13 P) D. Dutch colonisation of the Guianas (5 C, 14 P) E. Historical events in Guyana (9 C) F.