LISTING OF EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENTARIES ON GUYANA

 GEOGRAPHY OF GUYANA

Now on YouTube in Four Episodes  

See the link below to each episode that focusses on each of the four natural regions of the country. Each documentary is educational and averages 20 minutes viewing time.  They were recently launched and profile and capture the way to look at each region – both physical, political, economic, cultural, and human. Well-researched and carefully put together by a published author, all four episodes contain over 500 stunning photographs, texts, and maps that showcase the beauty of Guyana. Relax, enjoy, and share with your network the modern geography of the land of many waters – Guyana.
 

1. THE COASTLAND
https://youtu.be/9F4s_9voSlM
 

From Waini (close to the Venezuelan border) to Moleson Creek, site of the Guyana/Suriname Ferry Service on the Corentyne River, the coastland is where 90 percent of the people live and is the hub of the country including Georgetown – Guyana’s heartbeat.

 

2.THE HILLY SANDY BELT
https://youtu.be/A6q81wd6ASQ
 

From Waramuri in the Northwest to Orealla and Wonotobo falls on the Corentyne River, this area is where the bauxite industry is located and contains the ruins of key historical sites at Fort Kyk-ver-Al on the Essequibo and Fort Nassau in Berbice.
 

3.THE FOREST REGION
https://youtu.be/mF1YtE4ZtVg

Covering over 85 percent of the country, this region is sparsely populated but contains considerable forestry and mineral wealth.
 

4.THE SAVANNAH REGION
https://youtu.be/x67b16PYryg

The Pakaraima and Rupununi savannahs in the southwest are wide open country containing some spectacular scenery.

5. GUYANESE AMERINDIANS

https://youtu.be/KTHfUuqHL9s

This 35-minute long documentary on Guyanese Amerindians contains over 300 captivating photographs and texts that will give readers a visual journey into the everyday life and other issues of the nine Amerindian tribes currently living in Guyana:  Ackawaois, Arawaks, Arekunas, Caribs, Makushi, Patamona, Wai Wai, Wapishana, and Warrau. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11X3jBcVSHn67IEEM337ToP5mEOnNgjBI/view?usp=share_link

6. STAMPS OF BRITISH GUIANA and GUYANA – 1850 to 2020 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-UoTjPk4k4D-sB87BtvKqkjgLkgPdZAV/view?usp=sharing

In this carefully developed 30-minute documentary, get a glimpse of those issues and notions that helped shape Guyanese way of thinking from colonial times right down to current day events. 

Some rare first-day issues, the iconic image of the Amerindian shooting fish, the different types of fish, mountains, animals, sporting events, church history, religious symbols, pork knockers, butterflies, mushrooms, marine vessels, key buildings, railways, flowers, birds, trees, cats, Dr. and Mrs. Jagan, Forbes Burnham, Eddy Grant, and many others are included in over 500 stamps from my collection.

7. THE RUPUNUNI 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/190kb9k9UIsMEWQ42dI0mdzsRqOE3M2mb/view?usp=sharing

The Rupununi Savannahs of Guyana is a documentary for all with an interest in Guyana. It is a photojournal of the southwestern part of the country that borders its neighbour Brazil. See the story of the land, the people, their everyday life, and the flora and fauna captured in over 300 photographs of this scenic part of Guyana. The documentary covers the North Rupununi and the South Rupununi and includes:

· Savanna Scenes; Rock carvings; Mountains: Waterfalls; Shea Rock; Takatu Bridge: Farming; Fishing; Vacqueros; School activities; and others.

8. HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY GEORGETOWN: GUYANA’S HEARTBEAT

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ElL1Lqklzv15GRD8TLCrIOH3kA1W-HlU/view?usp=sharing

Over 40 minutes of viewing, this documentary contains over 500 chronological texts and photographs spanning three hundred years from the city’s beginnings in the 1700s showing the key issues and events that shaped it.

View the main sites including the historical buildings, architectural treasures, markets, streets, monuments, gardens, and flowers, that defined the city. You will see texts that chronicle the city’s history and both old and contemporary pictures covering some spectacular sites.