Georgetown to Iwokrama - Atta Rainforest

This morning we returned to Eugene F. Correia Airport for a flight over Guyana’s rainforest to the Fair View Airstrip, via Tumatumari, a gold mining and diamond area. Then a transfer to Iwokrama, a region of pristine rainforest with a breathtaking diversity of species.
Iwokrama Forest covers nearly a million acres and is home to an array of different species. Its name means ‘place of refuge’ in the language of the Makushi Amerindians, who retreated here to avoid the slave trade.
Iwokrama was established as a centre for the study of the rainforest and has been set aside to promote sustainable tourism within the region. Wildlife here includes jaguars, caiman, Howler and Spider monkeys, rodents such as Pacas and Agoutis, and Peccaries, among numerous other species.
The birdlife includes Toucans, Macaws, Hummingbirds, and the Guianan Cock-of-the-Rock.
The forest is in the homeland of the Makushi people, who have lived here and used the forest for thousands of years.
The road from the airstrip is the only north-to-south access in Guyana and links the country to Brazil, although the route sees very little traffic.Read more