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The history of Guyana begins about 35,000 years ago with the arrival of humans coming from Eurasia. These migrants became the Carib and Arawak tribes, who met Alonso de Ojeda's first expedition from Spain in 1499 at the Essequibo River .
The rich natural history of Guyana was described by early explorers Sir Walter Raleigh and Charles Waterton and later by naturalists Sir David Attenborough and Gerald Durrell. In 2008, the BBC broadcast a three-part programme called Lost Land of the Jaguar which highlighted the huge diversity of wildlife, including undiscovered species and rare ...
Before the arrival of European colonials, the Guianas were populated by scattered bands of native Arawak people. The native tribes of the Northern amazon forests are most closely related to the natives of the Caribbean; most evidence suggests that the Arawaks immigrated from the Orinoco and Essequibo River Basins in Venezuela and Guiana into the northern islands, and were then supplanted by ...
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.
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Economic history of Guyana (2 C, 4 P) P. Philately of Guyana (1 C, 2 P) Political history of Guyana (8 C, 9 P) S. Social history of Guyana (5 C, 2 P) W. Wars ...
This is a list of years in Guyana. See also the history of Guyana. For only articles about years in Guyana that have been written, see Category:Years in Guyana.
He is well known for his works, which include Corentyne Thunder and a three-novel set known as the Kaywana Trilogy, the latter focusing on one family through 350 years of Guyana's history. Other writers who have made a significant contribution to Guyanese literary culture include Fred D'Aguiar , David Dabydeen , Martin Carter and Shana Yardan .