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Kurupukari
Fairview (Kurupukari) is an indigenous settlement on the Essequibo River, in the Upper Demerara-Berbice region of Guyana. It is the entry point to the Iwokrama Forest. Former president David A. Granger once referred to Iwokrama as the "green heart of Guyana." The demographics of the village include mostly Arawak, Macushi, Wapishana and more recently, Patamona people. The Linden-Lethem Road crosses the river here by a ferry. Fairview on the west side of the Essequibo River, has an unpaved airstrip, as well as a public health post, a primary and nursery school. Ecological Community Fairview village has a conservation area for Blue-and-yellow macaws. The village also manages a Sustainable Use Area of the Iwokrama Forest. A 1990-1997 baseline inventory of fauna in the Kurupukari area included specimens of amphibians and reptiles such as Smooth-sided toad, Map tree frog, White-lined leaf frog, Anolis fuscoauratus, and Erythrolamprus aesculapii. History Amerindian settlemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Demerara-Berbice
Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region 10) is a region of Guyana, bordering the regions of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Demerara-Mahaica and Mahaica-Berbice to the north, the region of East Berbice-Corentyne to the east, and the regions of Potaro-Siparuni and Cuyuni-Mazaruni to the west. It contains Guyana's second largest city, Linden, with notable villages including Ituni, Kwakwani, Kurupukari, Rockstone and Takama. Kimbia is the first training center to house the Guyana National Service. The Pioneer Corps was started in 1974, with the establishment of Kimbia Center on the Berbice River. Population The Government of Guyana has administered three official censuses since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991 and 2002. In 2012, the population of Upper Demerara-Berbice was recorded at 39,452 people. Official census records for the population of the Upper Demerara-Berbice region are as follows: *2012 : 39,452 *2002 : 41,112 *1991 : 39,608 *1980 : 38,641 Communities ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwokrama Forest
The Iwokrama Forest is a nature reserve of central Guyana located in the heart of the Guiana Shield, one of the four last pristine tropical forests in the world ( Congo, New Guinea, and the Amazon rainforest are the others). It represents an important transition zone in rainfall, landforms, human histories and biological communities. At its widest, the area is , and the greatest extent in a north-south direction is 80 km (50 mi). The Georgetown–Lethem Road dissects the forest, traversing about between the northeastern and southern boundaries. The forest lies between 4° and 5° north latitude and 58.5 and 59.5 degrees west longitude. The Iwokrama Forest is bordered to the west by the Pakaraima Mountains and to the east by the isolated highlands scattered through central-east Guyana. It is also bordered by savannahs in the southwest and northeast of Guyana. The Essequibo River forms the eastern boundary. The northern boundary is the Siparuni River. The Burro-Burr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Guyana
The flag of Guyana, known as The Golden Arrowhead, has been the national flag of Guyana since May 1966 when the country became independent from the United Kingdom. It was designed by Whitney Smith, an American vexillologist (though originally without the black and white fimbriations, which were later additions suggested by the College of Arms in the United Kingdom). The proportions of the national flag are 3:5. The colours are symbolic, with red for zeal and dynamism, gold for mineral wealth, green for agriculture and forests, black for endurance, and white for rivers and water. Other flags The civil air ensign is a copy of the British Civil Air Ensign, with the Guyanese flag in the canton. The naval ensign of Guyana is a version of the national flag, with proportions of 1:2. As part of the British Empire, Guyana's flag was a Blue Ensign with the colonial badge in the fly. An unofficial red version was used at sea. The first flag was introduced in 1875 and was changed sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smooth-sided Toad
The smooth-sided toad or spotted toad (''Rhaebo guttatus''), formerly known as ''Bufo guttatus'', is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in the Amazonian Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, as well as the Guianas (French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname). Specimens from southern Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil might represent ''Rhaebo ecuadorensis'' described in 2012. Description Males growth to about snout–vent length. Females are larger, at up to , possibly even , in snout–vent length. The dorsal color is cream colored or very light brown to reddish brown. The belly is a darker shade. The species has a characteristically prominent preocular ridge that is present even in juveniles. The smooth sided toad secretes a toxin from a gland behind their eyes known as a bufotoxin, it has been known to cause heart failure in humans if ingested. This toxin is the toad's main line of defense against predators. Habitat and conservation Its natural habita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwokrama International Centre For Rain Forest Conservation And Development
The Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development is an autonomous non-profit institution established by Guyana and the Commonwealth. It "exists to promote the conservation and the sustainable and equitable use of tropical rain forests in a manner that leads to lasting ecological, economic, and social benefits to the people of Guyana and to the world in general, by undertaking research, training, and the development and dissemination of technologies". It started in 1989 as a gift to the Commonwealth by late president Desmond Hoyte, and the Iwokrama Act signed by late President Cheddi Jagan in 1996 officially established the center. The Center manages the Iwokrama Forest in central Guyana to show how tropical forests can be conserved and sustainably used to provide ecological, social and economic benefits to local, national and international communities. The forest has an area of 3710 km² (1432 mile²). Iwokrama Centre offers compensation in the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apoteri
Apoteri is a village in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana, near the confluence of the Rupununi River with the Essequibo, at an altitude of 53 metres (177 feet). Apoteri started to develop as the centre of the balatá industry. The population is mainly Amerindian of the Macushi and Wapishana people. The village was founded in 1970 by Booker Brothers as a base for balatá production. Workers settled from villages in South Rupununi. In 1973 a school was established in the village. Wildlife is plentiful in the area, and the village promotes itself for eco-tourism. The Apoteri Fishing Camp is located at the mouth of the Rupununi River. The Iwokrama International Centre which aims to conserve the rainforest and provide sustainable development is nearby. The town is served by Apoteri Airport Apoteri Airport is an airport serving the village of Apoteri, in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana. See also * * * List of airports in Guyana This is a lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manilkara Bidentata
''Manilkara bidentata'' is a species of ''Manilkara'' native to a large area of northern South America, Central America and the Caribbean. Common names include bulletwood, balatá, ausubo, massaranduba, quinilla, and (ambiguously) " cow-tree". Description The balatá is a large tree, growing to tall. The leaves are alternate, elliptical, entire, and long. The flowers are white, and are produced at the beginning of the rainy season. The fruit is a yellow berry, in diameter, which is edible; it contains one (occasionally two) seed(s). Its latex is used industrially for products such as chicle. Uses The latex is extracted in the same manner in which sap is extracted from the rubber tree. It is then dried to form an inelastic rubber-like material. It is almost identical to gutta-percha (produced from a closely related southeast Asian tree), and is sometimes called ''gutta-balatá''. Balatá was often used in the production of high-quality golf balls, to use as the outer layer of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erythrolamprus Aesculapii
''Erythrolamprus aesculapii'', also known commonly as the Aesculapian false coral snake, the South American false coral snake, and in Portuguese as ''bacorá'', or ''falsa-coral'', is a species of mildly venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America. Freiberg M (1982). ''Snakes of South America''. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. . (''Erythrolamprus aesculapii'', pp. 66, 98, 132 + photograph on p. 42 + line drawing of head scalation on p. 67). Etymology The specific name, ''aesculapii'', refers to Aesculapius, the Greek mythological god of medicine, who is depicted with a snake-entwined staff. Geographic range ''E. aesculapii'' is found in the Amazon rainforest of South America. It is also found on the island of Trinidad (in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago). Habitat and behavior ''E. aesculapii'' is often found in the leaf litter or burrowing in the soil in rain forests, at altitudes from sea level to . Diet ''E. aesculapii'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anolis Fuscoauratus
''Anolis fuscoauratus'', commonly known as the slender anole, slender Amazon anole, or brown-eared anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to northern South America and Panama. It was described as a new species in 1837. In 2009 the geographic range of this widespread species was found to extend farther south to Rio de Janeiro State in Brazil. Names The specific name, ''fuscoauratus'', is derived from the Latin roots ''fuscus'' (combining form, ''fusco-'') meaning "dark" and ''auratus'' meaning "golden". The name describes the lizard's morphological characteristic of having a dark gold skin colour. It is called ''tai tsjõ'' in the Kwaza language of Rondônia, Brazil. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''A. fuscoauratus'' is forest, at altitudes from sea level to . Behaviour ''A. fuscoauratus'' is arboreal. Diet ''A. fuscoauratus'' preys upon spiders, insects, and insect larvae. Reproduction ''A. fuscoauratus'' is oviparous. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-lined Leaf Frog
The white-lined leaf frog (''Phyllomedusa vaillantii'') is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is found in northern South America. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swampland, rivers, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss. The adult male frog measures to in snout-vent length and the adult female frog to . Male and female frogs show notable sexual dimorphism in the shapes of their snouts. The skin of the dorsum is mostly green with reddish-brown on the flanks and whitish or orange spots. This frog can have red, lavender, or orange color on the inner parts of its hind legs. The ventrum is light orange. This frog is arboreal Arboreal locomotion is the locomotion of animals in trees. In habitats in which trees are present, animals have evolved to move in them. Some animals may scale trees only occasionally, but others are exclusively arboreal. The habitats pose nu ... an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Map Tree Frog
The map tree frog (''Boana geographica'') is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forests, ponds, and aquaculture ponds. It was previously known as ''Hyla geographica''. The name comes from the reticulated map-like patterns on its eyelids (palpebrum). The black tadpoles congregate in dense clusters in ponds or other calm waters. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2214071 Boana Amphibians of Bolivia Frogs of Brazil Amphibians of Colombia Amphibians of Ecuador Amphibians of French Guiana Amphibians of Guyana Frogs of Peru Amphibians of Surin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patamona People
The Patamona are an Amerindian people native to the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana and northern Brazil.Patamona. Caribbean Indigenous and Endangered Languages Project. University of the West Indies at Mona, Jamaica. They speak a , Kapóng, and have often been referred to interchangeably as Akawaio or Ingariko. Patamona are considered a sub-group of Kapon people. There are about 5,000 living members of this and closely related ethnic groups in Guyana. A 1990 population estimate for Guyana was 5500. According to FUNASA, Brazil had 120 Patamona in 2010. They were recognized as a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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