Kaieteur Falls - Day Two

February 15, 2014 Realizing that a couple of hours at the spectacular waterfall would probably not be enough, we arranged our trip to culminate in a day and a half at the falls, allowing us plenty of time to enjoy the falls from every angle and take advantage...

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Kaieteur Falls - Day One

February 14, 2014 Iguazu Falls, Victoria Falls, Niagara Falls, Angel Falls.  These are some of the big names among waterfalls, and then there's Kaieteur Falls.  Although the name is probably not as immediately recognizable, it has to be one of the...

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Mahdia, Guyana - A Mining Town and Kaieteur Falls Overland

February 13 - 14, 2014 The overland trek to Kaieteur Falls was one of the main reasons I wanted to go to Guyana, so we had to figure a way to work it into our busy plans for the trip.  Most overland tours take four days through the rainforest and up to...

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Iwokrama - Wandering Through the Rainforest Canopy

February 13, 2014 Heading up from Surama, we entered the realm of the rainforest, a vast, mostly undeveloped area covered in thick vegetation.  This area, part of the larger Guiana Shield, remains one of the least developed and most intact rainforests...

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Surama Eco-Lodge, Guyana - Where the Rainforest Ends and the Savanna/Rupununi Begins

February 12, 2014 At almost a moment's notice, the thick rainforest of Guyana gives way to extensive grasslands.  This savanna in the Southern corner of the country (known as the Rupununi) is home to a few notable eco-lodges and impressive wildlife....

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