Border Crossings of Guyana - Brazil-Guyana Border Crossings, Guyana-Suriname Border Crossings, Guyana-Venezuela Border Crossings, Lethem, Guyana (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Brazil-guyana Border Crossings, Guyana-suriname Border Crossings, Guyana-venezuela Border Crossings, Lethem, Guyana, South Drain, Corriverton, Apoera, Nieuw Nickerie, Takutu River Bridge, Bonfim, Roraima, Washoda, El Bochinche. Excerpt: Lethem, Guyana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lethem lies on the Takutu River, which forms the border with Brazil, opposite the Brazilian town of Bonfim. Lethem is the capitol of Region 9 and is a hub linking many of the surrounding villages to Georgetown. The Takutu River Bridge over the Takutu River was recently completed and now links the two countries. Lethem, looking across the Takutu River into BrazilThe newly-built bridge is expected to bring Brazilian goods to the Georgetown harbor which would be faster than shipping through Brazilian ports. Map coordinates for Lethem are 03.22.30.00 at 59.47.52.00. The town is approximately 280 feet above sea level. The population of Guyana is varied and includes native Amerindian people who come from 9 original tribes in the savannahs. There is a mixture of Caribbean heritage as well as African. Few Caucasians live in Guyana and most are there visiting for scientific research in the savannahs or rain forest or visiting on Christian missionary campaigns. The language is English with a Caribbean accent. Some Portuguese is spoken, mainly by Brazilian immigrants, in addition to the many dialects of the Amerindian tribes. Lethem, looking across the savannah to the south Lethem is part of the Guyanese Rupununi savannah where there are many vaqueiros spoken for Portuguese language, or cowboys, and ranches. Local flora/fauna includes cashew trees and mango trees. Coconut trees are also common. There is a cashew processing plant in St. Ignatius, a community within Lethe... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1887444