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    • Day 366

      Georgetown, Guyana

      May 7, 2018 in Guyana ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

      This is the least touristy country either of us has ever visited. In our entire time here, we’ve not met another tourist (we have met or seen NGO workers, Mormons, and people here on business). We haven’t seen any souvenir shops and only a few tourist agencies.
      Because it’s so expensive to travel here and the infrastructure is very poor, it’s going to be hard to attract tourists in the short-term. The main issue is that backpackers likely can’t afford to visit and they are often the first to help develop tourism that eventually creates infrastructure to then attract mid-range and high-end travelers. Birders may persevere as it’s teeming with wonderful birds.
      We have a feeling that, like many other places in the world with significant natural resources, including huge tourist potential, progress is slowed by corruption at all levels – corruption does not appreciate progress.

      The people here have been great and engaging in a very polite and reserved way. One question we’ve had several times is ‘why did you come to Guyana?’ While there’s significant pride in the country expressed by the locals we’ve spoken to, it’s been tinged with a sense of disappointment that they are not doing better and seeing more tourists, foreign or local.

      As we sip rum on our verandah listening to the frogs and watching the tropical rain, we tried to decide how to sum up our short trip to Guyana. All we could come up with was ‘manatees rule!’ Too much rum!
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    • Day 6

      Old Town in Georgetown

      April 23, 2019 in Guyana ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

      Nach dem Besuch des Marktes geht es weiter, vorbei an den Kolonialbauten der 1880er Jahre. Viele Gebäude sind leider sanierungsbedürftig, lassen aber den ehemaligen Glanz noch erahnen.
      Die St. George Kirche, die komplett aus Holz besteht und der höchste Holzbau der Welt ist, wird gerade saniert, aber wir können den Innenraum trotzdem bestaunen. Danach brauchen wir erstmal eine Abkühlung und ziehen uns ins Café „Coffee Bean“ zurück. Nach der Pause schlendern wir zum Promenades Garden und freuen uns, dass wir uns heute auf eigene Faust und selbständig in der Stadt bewegen können. Für ein kleines Mittagessen kehren wir im Oasis Café ein.Read more

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    Georgetown, ጆርጅታውን, جورج تاون, Горад Джорджтаўн, Джорджтаун, ཅོར་ཅི་ཐོན།, Τζορτζτάουν, Georgurbo, جرج‌تاون, גורגטאון, जॉर्जटाउन, Jòjtòn, Ջորջթաուն, GEO, ジョージタウン, ჯორჯტაუნი, 조지타운, Жоржтаун, Georgiopolis, Džordžtaunas, Džordžtauna, Џорџтаун, ജോർജ്ജ് ടൗൺ, Georgetown i Guyana, ଜର୍ଜଟାଉନ, ਜਾਰਜਟਾਊਨ, Džordžtauns, ஜோர்ஜ்டவுண், จอร์จทาวน์, جارج ٹاؤن، گیانا, Džordžtaun, 佐治城, 乔治敦

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