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The history of Guyana begins about 35,000 years ago with the arrival of humans coming from Eurasia. These migrants became the Carib and Arawak tribes, who met Alonso de Ojeda's first expedition from Spain in 1499 at the Essequibo River.
17 Οκτ 2024 · Early history. The first human inhabitants of Guyana probably entered the highlands during the 1st millennium bce. Among the earliest settlers were groups of Arawak, Carib, and possibly Warao (Warrau). The early communities practiced shifting agriculture supplemented by hunting.
17 Οκτ 2024 · Guyana is a country located in the northeastern corner of South America. Indigenous peoples inhabited it prior to European settlement. Their name for the land was guiana (‘land of water’). Today Guyana reflects its British and Dutch colonial past.
Guyana has one of the largest unspoiled rainforests in South America, some parts of which are almost inaccessible by humans. The rich natural history of Guyana was described by early explorers Sir Walter Raleigh and Charles Waterton and later by naturalists Sir David Attenborough and Gerald Durrell.
5 Μαρ 1999 · The history of Guyana is one of colonial rule, the struggle for independence, and the development of a unique cultural identity. This fascinating South American nation was once a Dutch colony, then a British territory, and finally gained independence in 1966.
After independence in 1966 and later a member of the British Commonwealth in 1970, the developing story of Guyana is a bitter-sweet saga of “what has been, and “what may have been”.
11 Φεβ 2019 · A chronology of key events in the history of Guyana, from Christopher Columbus to the present
