SAM_1858

turtle mountain

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November 13th 2014
Up and out at 6 am, for an early morning trip on the river. No relaxing here ☺. Saw some birds and some birds. Not really great but was a nice boat ride. Oops nearly forgot we went out last night on the boat, got some great frog pics and we saw a big cayman. No wonder they have a no swimming sign here. Back to today. After breakfast we set off for a walk up turtle mountain. It was about 1 ... read more

South America » Guyana

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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