The Global Class Blog Backpacking Guyana

Flying over the plains of Guyana gives you an eerie feeling of how uninhabited the interior of Guyana truly is. Everywhere, in every direction for hundreds of miles is thick South American jungle. Upon landing at Cheddi Jagan international airport roughly an hour from the capital, Georgetown, an ominous cloud began a daylong downpour. The feeling of isolation, humidity, and heavy rain welcomes you to the country of Guyana. My travel companion and I grabbed a taxi for roughly $5000 Guyanese [...]