Region 8 (Potaro-Siparuni)

Location: Garraway Stream, Essequibo  Classification: Civil Infrastructure  Period/ Year Built: 1933  Historical Background / Description:  Denham Suspension Bridge is located in the area known as Garraway Stream. The bridge spans the Potaro River, approximately 193 kilometres (120 miles) from the town of Bartica. The structure which is commonly referred to as the Garraway Stream Bridge …

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Location: Kaieteur Park, Essequibo  Classification: Natural Site  Period/ Year Built: Discovered for the modern world – 1870  Historical Background / Description:  Kaieteur Falls is the centre piece of Guyana’s oldest national park, the Kaieteur National Park. The park which was established in 1929, by the British Commonwealth, is situated on a section of the Amazon …

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