Formerly called Johanna Cornelia, Blake is home to a population of approximately 60 people, most of whom farm and vend. Blake is surrounded by beautiful beaches leading to the Essequibo River, acres of farmland and the villages of Roden Rust and Unity.
To get to this neighbourhood one can take a 15-minute bus or car ride from the Parika Car Park along the Parika/Hubu/Unity Road, at the cost of just $100 or $500 if you want to be the sole occupant of a taxi.
“Blake was a Dutch plantation that was first named Johanna Cornelia,” Seenarine Bhukhan, better known as Sir Mike, explained. “There were two sisters, Johanna Cornelia and Johanna Cecelia. Johanna Cecelia is the next-door village, now called Unity.
