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Guyana - tourism -- Review --
Guyana, a country of exceptional natural beauty,
is a splendid combination of the Caribbean and South America, visited from about 90 000 tourists every year. Perched on the north-east corner of
the South American continent, Guyana stretches 450 miles from its long Atlantic
coastline into dense equatorial forest and the broad savannah of the Rupununi.
Guyana - tourism -- Places --
Kaieteur Falls
Kaieteur Falls is a magnificent, high-volume waterfall
on the Potaro River in central Guyana. It is located in Kaieteur National Park.
It is 226 meters (741 ft) when measured from its plunge over a sandstone cliff to
the first break. It then flows over a series of steep cascades that, when included
in the measurements, bring the total height to 251 meters (822 ft). While many falls
have greater height, few have the combination of height and water volume. This has
given Kaieteur Falls the misleading label of "largest single drop" waterfall in the
world which is often misinterpreted as "tallest single drop." However, it is likely
one of the most powerful waterfalls in the world.
Kaieteur Falls is about five times higher than the more well known Niagara Falls,
located on the border between Canada and the United States and about two times the
height of the Victoria Falls located on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa.
It is a single drop waterfall which is the 123rd tallest (single and multi-drop
waterfall) in the world, according to the World Waterfalls Database. The same web
site lists it as 19th largest waterfall in terms of volume, and in their estimation,
Kaieteur is the 26th most scenic waterfall in the world.
Most visited places in Guyana in 2009
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Place |
Number of visitors |
| 1 |
Kaieteur Fall |
24 000 |
| 2 |
Georgetown |
20 000 |
| 3 |
Rupununi |
15 000 |
| 4 |
The Kanuku Mountains |
11 000 |
| 5 |
Iwokrama Rain Forest |
8000 |
| 6 |
Marshall Falls |
7500 |
| 7 |
Shell Beach |
5100 |
Guyana - tourism -- Products
Georgetown
The picturesque capital and primary port
is Georgetown, a city of comfortable, modern hotels, fine colonial
buildings, and broad, tree-lined boulevards.
Most visited hotels in Georgetown
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Hotel |
| 1 |
Tropicana |
| 2 |
Tower Hotel |
| 3 |
Plaza Hotel |
| 4 |
Cara Suites |
| 5 |
Le Meridien Pegasus |
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