Wilderness celebrates 20 years of service Wilderness celebrates 20 years of service Wilderness Explorers celebrated its 20th anniversary in style Friday evening at Cara Lodge in Georgetown, graced by the company of friends and partners we’ve been working with for more than two decades. H.E. President Donald Ramotar, Prime Minister Sam Hinds, and Minister Mohamed […]

Wildlife shock in Guyana’s Rainforest Wildlife shock in Guyana’s Rainforest Tom Shearman from Andean Trails recounts an eventful tour through Guyana’s Rupununi earlier this year and says that Guyana was the most interactive and wildlife rich of his last four Amazonian adventures: We saw Harpy Eagles (and chick!), sloths, tapirs and stood next to the […]

Spirit of the Week: El Dorado 8yr Cask Aged Demerara Rum Spirit of the Week: El Dorado 8yr Cask Aged Demerara Rum WineAlign editor Margaret Swaine sings the praises of this mid-range premium rum from Guyana. The eight-year product – one of our absolute favorites even though it can be hard to come by in […]

The biodiversity of Guyana’s Rupununi The biodiversity of Guyana’s Rupununi To document and assess this national treasure, in October and November 2013 the World Wildlife Fund in Guyana mounted the most comprehensive biological expedition ever to the south Rupununi. A multinational biodiversity assessment team with more than fifty scientists, students, local coordinators, and field assistants […]

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 […]

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 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 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 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 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 […]