
This street in Mabaruma, Region 1 is dubbed “Rubber Walk” by the locals because of the beautiful, enormous, historical Rubber trees which adorn it.
Photo: Annette Arjoon
28th Jan. 2021
Guyana, South America
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This street in Mabaruma, Region 1 is dubbed “Rubber Walk” by the locals because of the beautiful, enormous, historical Rubber trees which adorn it.
Photo: Annette Arjoon
28th Jan. 2021
Guyana, South America
The beautiful Rupununi which is located in the Essequibo County of Guyana, South America.
The village of Golden Grove is located along the East Bank of Demerara right after Great Diamond – about 30 minutes’ drive from the capital city of Georgetown in Guyana, South America.
In this picture is the Ashoka rainforest tree of scientific name “saraca asoka” photographed along the Golden Grove Public Road. In Hinduism, the Ashoka Tree is a considered a sacred tree.
The photo above was taken by Patrick Carpen around June 2019.
The Victoria Amazonica is Guyana’s National Flower and is depicted on the Guyanese Coat of Arms.
Formerly named “Victoria Regia” after Queen Victoria, the name was later changed to Victoria Amazonica. The lily has very large leaves – up to ten feet in diameter that float on the water’s surface on a submerged stalk which is about 26 feet in length.
The flowers are white the first night they are open and become pink on the second night. They are up to sixteen inches in diameter and are pollinated by beetles.
The Victoria Amazonica is the largest water lily in the world.
The photo above was taken in the Rupununi River in Yupukari Village, Central Rupununi Savannahs of Guyana, South America – where the lily grows naturally.
Rewa Village in North Rupununi Savannahs of Guyana, South America is filled with beautiful scenery. Here’s a great example of flora in the region.
Photo date: June 2014.
These beautiful water lilies were photographed in Rewa Village in the North Rupununi Savannahs of Guyana, South America.
Photo Date: June 2014.
These beautiful water lilies were photographed in Rewa Village in the North Rupununi Savannahs of Guyana.
Photo Date: June 2014.
This beautiful tree makes a picture perfect moment against a backdrop of the scenic Rupununi setting.
This photo was taken along the trail to Kumu Falls in Central Rupununi Savannahs of Guyana, South America.
The photo above was taken around June 2016 by Patrick Carpen.
The Ashoka tree is a tall and narrow tree which grows in Guyana, South America and other parts of the world.
The photo above was taken around July 2019 at Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara by Patrick Carpen.
The Victoria Amazonica, which is Guyana’s national flower, is the largest water lily in the world. Its leaves, which float on the water’s surface on a submerged stalk, grow to a diameter of up to ten feet.
The species of flower was once called the “Victoria Regia” after Queen Victoria of England, but the name was later changed to “Victoria Amazonica” since the flower only grows in the shallow waters of the Amazon River Basin.
The Victoria Amazonica is depicted on Guyana’s Coat of Arms.
The flowers of the Victoria Amazonica are white the first night they are open and become pink the second night. They grow up to sixteen inches in diameter and are pollinated by beetles.
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