The Rupununi Savannas are Africa-like plains scattered with Amerindian villages and an exceptional diversity of wildlife. Rivers filled with huge caimans, the world’s largest water lilies (the Victoria amazonica) and a mind-boggling variety of colorful birds, cut through plains of golden grasses and termite mounds. The heart of the Savannas is at Annai, a crossroads of Amerindian peoples with a police station and an airstrip, although the biggest settlement is much further south at Lethem, a cowboy town on the Brazilian border. Although the savannas stretch over an area of 104, 400 sq km, there’s a distinct feel of a tight community down here and you’d be hard pressed to find a safer place on earth. The region attracts and grows a collection of unique characters fanatical about wildlife, ecopreservation and living life to the fullest. The relatively nearby Kanuku Mountains harbor an extraordinary diversity of wildlife – 70% of all bird species found in Guyana reside here and ‘Kanuku’ means ‘rich forest’ in the Macushi language.
The whole area is home to Guyana’s vaqueros (cowboys), and there’s an annual Easter rodeo.
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