City Lethem – a cultural, administrative center of the district Rupununi. It is located in the western part of the protected mountain Kunuku on the river Takata, on the border with Brazil. Inhabitants of this exotic, charming town are descendants of mixed marriages, nearly all the nations of the Old World with the local Aborigines. Colors of the city attracts the attention of many tourists.

The city has more modest, but the original architecture, buildings, cozy, quiet streets, low-cost real estate here. From here you can make a trip to Brazil. But the main attraction of this city – a branch of the Museum of Anthropology, Museum of Rupununi, this museum has a large collection of rare exhibits about the culture of the local population and its history. Another celebrity is a beautiful city Rupununi Rodeo.

Lethem Rodeo, Rodeo or Rupununi conducted annually during the Easter weekend. Its origin comes from an American Ben Hart, who moved to these parts of the Dakotas in the nineteenth century. The most respected local ranchers share the love and support of the cowboy in the rodeo, and helped make it the annual tradition.

Currently, this tradition revived, and the festival of cowboys turned into a popular sports and cultural festival. It attracts many visitors and participants from all over the world. Around the town of Lethem has many ranches, which in addition to core activities, organize horse safari in unique places in the region, develop and maintain the ecological tourism. The most popular ones are those ranches that are located in a remote part of the savannah. For example, such as: Chic Rock, Pirard, Kranambo.

New Amsterdam – one of the largest towns in Guyana. Located near the mouth of the river Berbiche, on the Atlantic coast. Discoverers, Spaniards in the late XV century, failed to staunch resistance of local people and left these places, but here a century later still Dutch settled. They were engaged in growing sugar cane, and eventually founded a village called New Amsterdam. In the XVIII century the village grew to the size of the city and became the capital of the colony. In the city there are many artisans, merchants, each of them also engaged in the production of spirits, hoping that this is the salvation of malaria. A little later a fire completely destroyed the city. 10 years later it was restored, and he has long been considered one of the largest ports in Guyana. In the early twentieth century New Amsterdam was one of the best resorts, but later this glory was lost, but now there are still some nice beaches.

In the XIX century Guyana obeyed the UK, and from the middle of the XX century’s independence. Currently, New Amsterdam is an important port of Guyana, here are a few large institutions.
The city has a large number of beaches and historical architectural buildings, but not enough to assign him the title of the resort.

Football just is not sufficiently developed, as well as tourism. In Guyana, there is a football team, which participated in World Cup qualifying match last time in 1978. The most memorable win team won in 1998 over the national team of Anguilla. And in 1991 – the biggest defeat of the national team of Jamaica.

In New Amsterdam, you can relax on several beaches. This is – Rozingol resort, to which should be accessible by ferry, just a popular Mara, all of them are on the river shore. Sea beaches are located just north of the city, about 100 km away, it’s – Almond Beach and Shell Beach.

Tourists who travel to this city’s safest travel by taxi or minibus. In the capital, Georgetown regularly commit carriage trains and intercity buses. Opportune time for the holidays in New Amsterdam – a ‘dry periods’, which lasts from August to December and from February to April.

New Amsterdam – one of the largest towns in Guyana. Located near the mouth of the river Berbiche, on the Atlantic coast.

Guyana – this is a country in South America, which, thanks to its unique, unspoiled by man, the natural state, untouched by the unique flora and fauna, is very interesting for tourists. And, despite this, the tourism business here does not compare with the tourist industry in other countries, such as the tourist industry famous city of Yalta. Tourists are interesting mainly coastal areas only country where the capital and Guyana – Georgetown. And then in Georgetown, the most popular places are around the city, boasting views of the colorful river banks, and picturesque waterfalls.

Many people also think an interesting excursion into the national park of Guyana – Kaieteur, which kept intact the unique representatives of tropical fauna and flora that can only be found in this national park and nowhere else. By the way, and the city itself is entertaining, and quite large, a botanical garden, visiting is a lot of fun for all the guests of the capital of Guyana. The official currency of Guyana – Guyana is a dollar.

The internal part of the country, though not of interest to tourists as much as the coast is actually much more entertaining. I’ve never experienced Europeans, so there is still preserved virgin forests of South America, although now they are facing harvesters, as well as gold fever. However, for the visitors, still remain the more attractive areas in which even in small quantities, but there are signs and fruits of civilized life. And this applies specifically to the coastal area of ​​Guyana, with major cities including the capital – Georgetown, where there is convenience of civilization, so necessary for tourists and visitors in Guyana.

All capitals and cities of South America have their own history. Because they are based, largely as the forts of conquistadors, the history of cities and similar.
Georgetown began as a terrible slave trade center and a major pirate haven.
But times have changed. First you settlement was called the French word Longshamp, then the Dutch word Stabrok.Vo time British rule the city developed into a nice colonial town and received its present name – Georgetown ..
Most of the old wooden buildings in the city. Just boggles the mind how they are stored in such a climate.
Today the city is constantly under construction. Before our eyes grow new homes, shops, restaurants and recreation centers.
Downtown, beautiful botanical and zoological gardens, neatly groomed, though this can not be said of some other, more peripheral parts of the city. But, again, again, worn and dirty parts of the eyes become well-maintained and modern.
In the center is a huge market where you can buy all sorts of local crafts, souvenirs, clothing and, of course, a lot of local vegetables and fruits.
A long sea dike, called the “seawall” is associated with a system of canals and locks, built by the Danes savvy. Until now, these channels are their service and protect the city from flooding. And this is important, because the city is located at 2.5 meters below sea level.
Locals use the dam as the main area of ​​recreation.
In the evenings there are going to rest, buy here or bring with them a boksikah food and is directly on sivoll, dinner overlooking the ocean. True, the scent is poor. The mind is not understandable as it does not spoil the appetite of the batter’s nose stock of everything that rolls on the beach. But do not seem to bother. Where we try to quickly run past some carrion thrown on shore, residents calmly and with an appetite for the whole family partake in Fig.
However, to eat their rice from boksikov Guyanese are everywhere. Do it with pleasure, and every free weekend minutu.V all sivoll filled by people who came here to “promenade” to cultural and Sunday evening.
The main attraction of Georgetown – the wooden Church of St. Dzhordzha.On is the tallest wooden church in the world (the height of the bell tower about 40m).
The most beautiful building of 18-19 cc. located on Main Street. They are built mostly of wood and are renowned for the famous local shutters, the so-called “Demerara-shatters.” These shutters have a special period, which was placed before the ice, and passing through the ice cooled the air space.
Parliament building is constructed, as they say, at the very place where freed slaves bought their first land.

Not far from the complex is the Victoria Law Courts, before which stands a statue of Queen Victoria.
Near it is a beautiful Gothic city hall.
The most enormous building in Georgetown is almost entirely built of cast iron.
This building is the largest and most famous market in the country – Stabrok, built in 1792. His main decoration – the clock tower, similar to the Tower of London Tower of London.
Indians AIM-AIM built in Georgetown, unusual building conical shape that resembles an Indian hut. This Umana Yana, which in translation from an Indian language means “meeting place”. It built using local architectural traditions. Building height – 16 meters, the area – 460 sq.m. Originally designated for rest of Heads of State – Non-Aligned Movement.
The area streets are Vlissendzhen-road Zoological and Botanical Gardens, which occupy an area of ​​over 48 hectares. In the ponds of the park live reptiles and manatees, through numerous channels spanned “kissing bridges” in the park are lined up pretty besedochki. In the zoo, home to 12 species of birds and numerous species of animals. It also has settled and the National Gallery of Art, known as Castellani House.