The Ekareku River is a river of
Guyana
Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...
, a tributary of the
Wenamu River
Wenamu River (Venamo River) is a river in South America. It forms a portion of the international boundary between Venezuela and Guyana. It is part of the Essequibo River basin.
Mango Landing is a small settlement on the Guyana side of the Wanamu ...
.
The Ekereku is one of the major tributaries of the
Cuyuni River
The Cuyuni River is a South American river and a tributary of the Essequibo River. It rises in the Guiana Highlands of Venezuela, where it descends northward to El Dorado, and turns eastward to meander through the tropical rain forests of the Cu ...
. Gold mining by dredging along the banks is a major economic activity along the Ekereu and in the greater region.
Services of the area include a police outpost and airstrip.
Sakaika Falls is on the Ekereko.
See also
*
List of rivers of Guyana
This is a list of rivers in Guyana.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Atlantic Ocean
*''Amazon River'' (Brazil)
**''Negro River'' (Brazil)
***''Branc ...
References
External links
Ekereku: Our Ancestral LandVideo from th
Amerindian Peoples Association
Bibliography
* Rand McNally, ''The New International Atlas'', 1993.
Rivers of Guyana
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