Guyana Redux

Guyana, the tiny English speaking ex-British colony, is wedged between Venezuela and Brazil. It is a land of savannah, rain forests, and sugar cane plantations.

Largely ignored by McDonald-land developers, cruise ships, and tourism in general, it has no high rise condos; no casinos; no beach clubs; no cable TV. Wild parrots still live in Georgetown, the capital.  Much of the colonial architecture survives.

I taught Math at University of Guyana from 1968 to 1970. The photos in this show are a combination of my slides taken then and more recent digital photos when I returned after a 45 year absence.

This was Guyana in the post-independence 60’s. Guyana was flush with post-war affluence, enjoying the bounty that rich nations showered on it to thwart the dreaded Communist menace.

   Opening Reception: March 24, 3-5 PM