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Georgetown

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September 24th 2007
I visited Georgetown many times during my year spent in Guyana. I like to think that I managed to look beyond the tourist scene; sitting in Oasis Cafe with what seemed like all the foreign people in Guyana never really appealed to me. My favourite thing to do in town was to catch a bus. A mini bus costs $60 which is currently about 15p or 30c. I love catching a bus into town because the musi ... read more

South America » Guyana » Georgetown

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Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had become a British possession. The abolition of slavery led to black settlement of urban areas and the importation of indentured servants from India to work the sugar plantations. This e... ... read more