Guyana

Ministry Description

This is a satellite ministry of our Central America/ Caribbean Region. For more information please contact: Kris Stout at krisstout@wol.org.

Country Description

Guyana, country located in the northeastern corner of South America. Indigenous peoples inhabited Guyana prior to European settlement, and their name for the land, guiana (“land of water”), gave the country its name. Present-day Guyana reflects its British and Dutch colonial past and its reactions to that past. It is the only English-speaking country of South America. The capital and chief port of Guyana is Georgetown.

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