Kaieteur Falls 

The Kaieteur Falls, which was discovered on the
29 April 1870 by Charles Barrington Brown, the
famous hinterland explorer, is situated on the
Potaro River, a tributary of the Essequibo River. 
The waters of Kaieteur, one of the natural wonders 
of the world, flow over a sandstone table and land 
into a deep valley drop of 741 feet or five times the
height of Niagara. Kaieteur takes the form of a huge
perpendicular column of water which cascades into 
a rainbowed gorge only to be transformed into a 
mountain of foam with a "billion eyes that hypnotize". 
There are no other falls in the world with the 
magnitude of the sheer drop existing at Kaieteur. 
The width of the Fall varies from 250 feet in the dry 
season to 400 feet at the height of the wet season. 
Amerindian legend of  the Patamona tribe has it that 
Kaie, one of the tribe's great old Chieftains, after 
whom Kaieteur is named, committed self-sacrifice 
by canoeing himself over the falls in order that 
Makonaima, the great spirit, would save the tribe
from being destroyed by the savage Caribisi. 

Offical Kaieteur National Park's Website: 
http://www.kaieteurpark.gov.gy/ 

St. George's Cathedral 

Designed by Sir Arthur Bloomfield and built
in the 1890s, St. George's Cathedral is reputed
to be one of the world's tallest wooden buildings.
Its spire rises over 132 feet. The Chief Church
of the Anglican Diocese is found in the heart
of Georgetown. The story of the Cathedral is
told in the interior on tablets and memorials.

[Visit St. George's Cathedral] 

Stabroek Market 

The main market on Water Street, Georgetown, 
administered by the City Council, is built entirely of 
cast iron and extends into the Demerara River. 
Opened to the public since 1881, it lives up to its 
reputation of having anything, from a pin to an 
anchor for sale 

The Cenotaph    

Cenotaph is a funerary monument raised to the 
memory of the deceased. Unlike a mausoleum 
it never holds the ashes or remains of the dead. 

Located opposite the Bank of Guyana at the 
southern end of Main Street, Georgetown, our 
Cenotaph is a memorial to all Guyanese soldiers 
who died in service during the two World Wars 
1914 - 1918 and 1939 - 1945. On 14 August 1923, 
the ninth anniversary of the declaration of war with 
Germany, British Colonial Governor, Graeme 
Thompson, unveiled this war memorial, which was 
funded through government subscription. 

At the unveiling ceremony the hope was expressed 
that 'the Cenotaph would be the most honoured of 
memorials in the city, one which will be regarded 
by posterity with reverence and respect and which 
will keep green the memories of the valuable lives
 this colony sacrificed for a just and righteous 
cause.' 


Built of marble the Cenotaph stands 4.5m high.
Inscribed on the four faces of the monument are the 
words: Devotion, Humanity, Fortitude and Sacrifice. 
State officials and other dignitaries honour our fallen 
heroes by holding annual memorial ceremonies 
with the laying of wreaths. 

The Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology 

The Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology, is 
housed in an elegant wooden building named 
in honor of an Englishman, who laid the foundation 
of our research into Amerindian Life and folklore. 
The building, which was once the residence of 
Duncan Hutson, an eminent  Barrister and 
legislator, now houses an interesting collection 
of artifacts and relics of Amerindian culture. 

The National Library  

The National Library, previously the Public Free 
Library was buil t in 1909. Andrew Carnegie; 
a Scottish born  American industrialist and 
philanthropist provided financing for the 
construction and furnishing of the building. 
The building once housed the Economic Science, 
Anthropological and Historical sections of the 
Museum. In 1951, the Museum was relocated 
to its present site and the Library took over the 
entire building.

Umana Yana 

This conical palm thatched structure erected
for the Non-Aligned Foreign Ministers 
Conference in August 1972 as a V.I.P. Lounge 
and recreation centre, is now a permanent 
and much admired part of Georgetown's scenery. 
The structure is 55 feet high and was erected by 
a team of Wai Wai Amerindians, one of the nine
indigenous tribes of Guyana. Fashioned like the 
Wai Wai benabs or shelters which are found 
deep in Guyana's interior, it occupies an 
area of 460 square metres. Umana Yana is an 
Amerindian word meaning "Meeting place 
of the people".

The Botanic Gardens  

No trip to Georgetown would be complete without 
a visit to the Botanical Gardens and zoo. 
The Botanical Gardens houses one of the most 
extensive collection of tropical flora in the 
Caribbean and are laid out with ponds, canals, 
kissing bridges and bandstand. Over 100 
species of Guyanese wildlife can be observed at 
the Zoo including a wide variety of tropical fishes 
and birds. The Botanic Gardens is one of 
Georgetown 's popular recreation parks. In 1877, 
Government voted $72,000 to establish the 
Gardens, and John Frederick Waby, the first 
gardener, arrived in Georgetown in December 1878. 
He spent 35 years in Guyana landscaping one of 
the finest tropical gardens in our region. These 
gardens have a huge variety of tropical flowers 
and one of the finest collection of palms, vered in 
the Berbice River. 

The Promenade Gardens 

In August 1851, the Town Council made a 
decision to create a public promenade for 
the relaxation of the public. Housed in the 
compound of the gardens are several 
monuments such as the bandstand, the 
oldest in the city and the statue of Mahatma 
Ghandi. A range of flora complements the 
surreal surroundings.