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Guyana Tourism: JEWEL IN THE MOUNTAINS by Dave Martins – Credits Stabroek News
JEWEL IN THE MOUNTAINS
Dave Martins
Partly from her conservation interest and partly from her access to Air Services Limited aircraft, my wife Annette has pretty much been all over Guyana, so when she came home last week raving from a trip to Karasabai, describing it as a standout in our country, I had to pay attention.
Essentially, this is her story, I’m only doing conduit work today, so when I report that the community’s name is derived from the Macushi word ‘krasa” referring to a canister found in one of the lakes in the area, you know that she’s the source of that footnote. Continue reading →
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