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A Missionary Southeastern in Guyana Story by Michael McEwen Photos by Kelly Jo
Planes, Trams & Automobiles As the 757 Boeing Delta flight made its final
Georgetown is located on the mouth of the De-
descent into the Georgetown International Air-
merara River fronting the Atlantic Ocean,
port, some of the members of the Guyana Mis-
where nearly 90% of the population resides.
sions Team began to wake up from the over-
Georgetown, originally called Stabroek, was an
night red-eye; other team members were
ideal location for European presence in the Ca-
already awake in anticipation or alert primar-
ribbean for both trade and military endeavors;
ily due to firm seats and uncomfortable pos-
thus, the city is protected by seawalls, and like
tures. After the plane rested onto the airport
veins in the body, canals interweave in, out and
runway, the team unloaded and stepped into
through the city of Georgetown.
the stifling, equator air of this South American
With the hour car ride into downtown
city, which was a slight temperature change
Georgetown, the team caught glimpses of why
from the November New York air the night be-
locals call Guyana the Country of Six People,
fore.
composed of Africans, Amerindians, Chinese,
The city of Georgetown is erected and pep-
East Indians, Europeans and Portuguese.
pered with Dutch and Victorian architecture.
(Approximately 50% of the people are of East
St. George’s Cathedral, an internationally fa-
Indian descent and about 30% are of African
mous Anglican cathedral, stands 143 feet in
descent. 5% percent are Native Amerindians
height and was completed in 1899. Due to its
and about 10% are of mixed background).
founding by early Dutch and English colonists,
Aggregated villages and communities com-
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