Santa Mission, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 19 relations: Amerindian Heritage Month (Guyana), Arawak language, Blackwater river, Ceiba pentandra, Charcoal, Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Court of Policy, Demerara, Demerara River, Eperua, Eperua falcata, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Guyana, James Hope (Royal Navy officer), Logging, Lokono, Lumberjack, Regions of Guyana, Timehri.

2. Indigenous villages in Guyana
3. Populated places in Essequibo Islands-West Demerara
4. Tourist attractions in Guyana

Amerindian Heritage Month (Guyana)

Amerindian Heritage Month is an annual observance that is held every September in Guyana in honour of Guyana's indigenous peoples.

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Arawak language

Arawak (Arowak, Aruák), also known as Lokono (Lokono Dian, literally "people's talk" by its speakers), is an Arawakan language spoken by the Lokono (Arawak) people of South America in eastern Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.

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Blackwater river

A blackwater river is a type of river with a slow-moving channel flowing through forested swamps or wetlands.

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Ceiba pentandra

Ceiba pentandra is a tropical tree of the order Malvales and the family Malvaceae (previously emplaced in the family Bombacaceae), native to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, northern South America, and (as the variety C. pentandra var guineensis) West Africa.

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Charcoal

Charcoal is a lightweight black carbon residue produced by strongly heating wood (or other animal and plant materials) in minimal oxygen to remove all water and volatile constituents.

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Cheddi Jagan International Airport

Cheddi Jagan International Airport, formerly Timehri International Airport, is the primary international airport of Guyana.

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Court of Policy

The Court of Policy was a legislative body in Dutch and British Guiana until 1928.

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Demerara

Demerara (Demerary) is a historical region in the Guianas, on the north coast of South America, now part of the country of Guyana.

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Demerara River

The Demerara River is a river in eastern Guyana that rises in the central rainforests of the country and flows to the north for 346 kilometres until it reaches the Atlantic Ocean.

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Eperua

Eperua is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae.

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Eperua falcata

Eperua falcata, the bootlace tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to northern South America.

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Essequibo Islands-West Demerara

Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region 3) is a region of Guyana.

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Guyana

Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic mainland British West Indies. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the country's largest city.

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James Hope (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Hope, GCB (3 March 1808 – 9 June 1881) was a Royal Navy officer.

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Logging

Logging is the process of cutting, processing, and moving trees to a location for transport.

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Lokono

The Lokono or Arawak are an Arawak people native to northern coastal areas of South America.

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Lumberjack

Lumberjack is a mostly North American term for workers in the logging industry who perform the initial harvesting and transport of trees.

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Regions of Guyana

Guyana is divided into 10 regions: Each Region is administered by a Regional Democratic Council (RDC) which is headed by a Chairman.

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Timehri

Timehri is a village in Guyana located 41 kilometers to the south of the nation's capital Georgetown.

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See also

Indigenous villages in Guyana

• Achiwib
• Aishalton
• Annai, Guyana
• Apoteri
• Aranaputa
• Assakata
• Awarewaunau
• Baramita
• Bethany Village
• Campbelltown, Guyana
• Capoey
• El Paso, Guyana
• Hiawa
• Isseneru
• Kabakaburi
• Kamarang
• Kamwatta Hill
• Kanashen
• Karasabai
• Karaudarnau
• Karinambo
• Kasuela
• Kato, Guyana
• Katoonarib
• Koriabo
• Kurupukari
• Kwebanna
• Maruranau
• Micobie
• Monkey Mountain, Guyana
• Moraikobai
• Nappi, Guyana
• Orealla
• Paramakatoi
• Paruima
• Rewa, Guyana
• Sand Creek, Guyana
• Santa Mission
• Santa Rosa, Guyana
• Sawariwau
• St. Cuthbert's Mission
• St. Ignatius, Guyana
• St. Monica Karawab
• Surama
• Toka, Guyana
• Wakapau
• Whitewater, Guyana
• Wowetta
• Yupukari

Populated places in Essequibo Islands-West Demerara

• Borsselen
• Capoey
• Den Amstel
• Fort Island, Guyana
• Goed Fortuin
• Leonora, Guyana
• Met-en-Meerzorg
• Noitgedacht
• Parika
• Santa Mission
• Saxacalli
• Stewartville, Guyana
• Tuschen
• Uitvlugt
• Vreed en Hoop
• Windsor Forest, Guyana
• Zeeburg, Guyana
• Zeelandia, Guyana

Tourist attractions in Guyana

• Capoey
• Kaieteur Falls
• Kaieteur National Park
• Kingston, Guyana
• List of protected areas of Guyana
• Mainstay Lake
• Protected areas of Guyana
• Santa Mission
• Stabroek, Guyana

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Mission

Also known as Hopetown, Guyana, Santa Aratack, Santa Aratak.