Georgetown Guyana » Photos http://georgetown-guyana.com Guyana News and information, Hotels in Georgetown, Business, Photos and Videos Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:22:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Local Birds: Blue Sakies http://georgetown-guyana.com/2009/03/18/local-birds-blue-sakies/ http://georgetown-guyana.com/2009/03/18/local-birds-blue-sakies/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:29:01 +0000 admin http://georgetown-guyana.com/?p=50 Two blue sakies

Blue Sakies

Blue Sakies

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Umana Yana

Umana Yana is Wai Wai “for meeting place of the people”.  It is 55 feet tall and was built by Wai Wai Indians in 1972.  This type of Amerindian thatched hut is called benab.

A gathering of religious leaders at the Umana Yana

A gathering of religious leaders at the Umana Yana

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Bandstand, Promenade Gardens (Georgetown)

The main entrance to these beautiful gardens is on Middle Street.  Its peaceful appearance belies a torrid past as slaves involved in the 1823 East Coast Rebellion were publicly hanged there.

Statue of Mahatma Ghandi (Promenade Gardens,Georgetown)

Statue of Mahatma Ghandi (Promenade Gardens,Georgetown)

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