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Ibike: Guyana (Guiana)
 

Guyana Cultural Tour: Georgetown

 

Georgetown. Check out the town; British and Dutch architecture, markets and museums.
Points of interest: Stabroek market, St. George’s Cathedral, Parliament, City Hall, Anthropology Museum, Government House, Botanical Garden, Umana Yana.
Georgetown, Guyana, South America Georgetown's history goes back to a time when the Dutch were the people calling the shots.  They traded domination with the British for a period, before the British final secured this section of the South American coast for themselves.  The architecture of Georgetown reflects both traditions.  It is also known as "The Garden City" for its tree-lined avenues.
Heritage building, Georgetown, Guyana, South America Georgetown has numerous heritage buildings.  The house shows a good example of "Demerara shutters".  The shutters cant out from the side of the building, leaving a shelf at the bottom.  Before air-conditioning, a block of ice would be left on the shelf, cooling air as it blew into the building.
Sacred Heart Church, Georgetown, Guyana, South America Church of the Sacred Heart.
St George's Cathedral, Georgetown, Guyana, South America Cathedral interior, Georgetown, Guyana, South AmericaSt George's Cathedral in Georgetown claims to be the tallest free-standing wooden structure in the world.  Especially the interior, it is a very elegant building.
Georgetown, Guyana, South America A lot of the intrigue and interest of strolling around Georgetown is created by the mixed use and eclectic character of the city.
Stabroek, Georgetown, Guyana, South America Stabroek, Georgetown, Guyana, South AmericaThe center of Georgetown is dominated by Stabroek Market.  Inside there are hundreds of individual boutiques including pharmacies, hardware stores, clothing stores, green grocers, fish mongers, butchers and this snack bar.
market, Georgetown, Guyana, South America Evangelists, Georgetown, Guyana, South AmericaOutside Stabroek Market the market continues with hundreds of more merchants and bigger super markets, restaurants and other specialty stores.  The concentration of people attracts others wishing to address a crowd as well, such as evangelists..
Umana Yama, Georgetown, Guyana, South America Umana Yama, modeled after the traditional house of the Wai-Wai People. This building in Georgetown is used for conferences and community events.  It was built in 1972 as a VIP lounge for the Non-Aligned Foreign Ministers Conference.

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