“Iwokrama’s mission is to develop strategies for conservation and sustainable development of the tropical rain forest system for local people in Guyana and the world at large. Come visit us in the Rain Forest or at our office, 77 High Street, Kingston, Georgetown. We are online: http://www.iwokrama.org. Also check for updates on our Facebook Page: https:// www.facebook.com/#!/IwokramaInternationalCentre
Apoteri Village in Region 9 sits at the confluence of the Rupununi and Essequibo rivers. Here you can see the dramatic “meeting of waters” where the white water of the Rupununi and black water of the Essequibo merge.
Guyana’s largest river, the Essequibo, is commonly referred to as a black water river. The tea-coloured
