Guyana

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Beautiful blue sky reflecting in the Amazonia Basin river. Corocoro river goes along Yutaje Community whicth mean in the native language:  River Foam (Espuma del Rio)

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Overview

Few places on the planet offer raw adventure as authentic as densely forested Guyana. Although the country has a troubled history of political instability and interethnic tension, underneath the headlines of corruption and economic mismanagement is a joyful and motivated mix of people who are slowly turning the country into the continent's best-kept ecotourism secret.

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