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Bookmark or Share- Guyana country profile - BBC NewsGuyana country profile. Sandwiched between Venezuela and Suriname, the former British colony of Guyana is the only English-speaking country in South America. Since independence from the UK in...
- Guyana - The World FactbookThe abolition of slavery led to settlement of urban areas by former slaves and the importation of indentured servants from India to work the sugar plantations. The resulting ethnocultural divide has persisted and has led to turbulent politics. Guyana achieved independence from the UK in 1966, and since then it has been ruled mostly by socialist ...
- A first-timer’s guide to Guyana - Lonely PlanetConsider a trip to Guyana if you want to go where few tourists have ventured; you love wildlife; you want to experience a mix of cultures; you find allure in rustic and roughing-it travel; and you have a yen for astonishing landscapes that haven’t changed in hundreds of years.
- Guyana - WikipediaGuyana (/ ɡaɪˈɑːnə / ⓘ or / ɡaɪˈænə / ⓘ ghy-A (H)N-ə), [11][5] officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, [12] is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic mainland British West Indies. Guyana is an indigenous word [specify] which means "Land of Many Waters". [13]
- Guyana - Colonialism, Independence, Culture | BritannicaGuyana - Colonialism, Independence, Culture: The first human inhabitants of Guyana probably entered the highlands during the 1st millennium bce. Among the earliest settlers were groups of Arawak, Carib, and possibly Warao (Warrau).
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