Film to focus on preservation of the Amerindian language
Film to focus on preservation of the Amerindian language Film to focus on preservation of the Amerindian language In an effort to promote the restoration and preservation of the Amerindian language and cultural heritage, Conservation International and Iwokrama partnered with the ‘Maira & the Jaguar people’ film project to make this a reality.The film script […]
The Guyana Manhattan
Landmark Arapaima Study in Guyana’s Rupununi Launches Landmark Arapaima Study in Guyana’s Rupununi Launches When you think rum, you might immediately conjure up images of brightly colored tropical drinks and tacky umbrellas and a keen anticipation of a bad headache the next day. Lo – behold the El Dorado Manhattan… a drink so “Dark, leathery […]
International Travelers Treated to Guyana Rum Promotion
International Travelers Treated to Guyana Rum Promotion International Travelers Treated to Guyana Rum Promotion Guyana Press News Service | 01-April-2014GEORGETOWN – At a press conference this morning, Demerara Distillers Ltd. (DDL) chairman Dr. Yesu Persaud announced that his company will give away free bottles of its flagship 15-year old El Dorado rum to passengers departing […]
Wilderness Explorers honors the UN’s inaugural World Wildlife Day
Wilderness Explorers honors the UN’s inaugural World Wildlife Day Wilderness Explorers honors the UN’s inaugural World Wildlife Day World Wildlife Day is an opportunity to celebrate the many beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna and flora and to raise awareness of the multitude of benefits that conservation provides to people. At the same time, […]
Landmark Arapaima Study in Guyana’s Rupununi Launches
Landmark Arapaima Study in Guyana’s Rupununi Launches Landmark Arapaima Study in Guyana’s Rupununi Launches The numerical status of the giant arapaima fish ( Arapaima gigas )in its habitat in the North Rupununi wetlands is currently the subject of a survey funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Members of the North Rupununi District Development […]
Amazonian Flycatcher from Guyana
Amazonian Flycatcher from Guyana Amazonian Flycatcher from Guyana Congrats to Andrew Snyder Photography whose Royal Flycatcher image (which we’ve featured before here on the Cookup) caught the attention of National Geographic’s notoriously picky photo editors yesterday. The flycatcher is a particularly spectacular Guyana birdlife specialty, one of more than 840 bird species that call Guyana […]
CNN looks for the “Wild Things” and finds Karanambu in Guyana
CNN looks for the “Wild Things” and finds Karanambu in Guyana CNN looks for the “Wild Things” and finds Karanambu in Guyana By Andrew Short of the University of Kansas Originally published by NationalGeographic.com, October 30, 2013 Moscow-born zoologist Vladimir Dinets, the author of Dragon Songs: Love and Adventure Among Crocodiles, Alligators and Other Dinosaur […]
National Geographic names Guyana “Best of the World 2014”
National Geographic names Guyana “Best of the World 2014” National Geographic “Dream Team” knee-deep in Guyana’s biodiversity Highlighting Wilderness Explorers’ award-winning Amerindian Guyana tour, National Geographic Traveler presents 2014’s must-see places on planet earth. Guyana earns a coveted spot on this exclusive, very short list for the very first time in 2014. By Andrew Short […]
National Geographic “Dream Team” knee-deep in Guyana’s biodiversity
National Geographic “Dream Team” knee-deep in Guyana’s biodiversity National Geographic “Dream Team” knee-deep in Guyana’s biodiversity By Andrew Short of the University of Kansas Originally published by NationalGeographic.com, October 30, 2013 Our driver, Leroy, slammed on the brakes. The large Bedford truck behind us carrying our gear and most of our crew ran into a […]
Purring monkey and vegetarian piranha among 400 new Amazon species
Purring monkey and vegetarian piranha among 400 new Amazon species Purring monkey and vegetarian piranha among 400 new Amazon species Jessica Aldred, theguardian.comWednesday 23 October 2013 | Click Here to see the original post At least 441 new species of animals and plants have been discovered over the past four years in the vast, underexplored […]