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National Park, located in Thomas Lands, Georgetown, was formerly occupied by the Demerara (Georgetown) Golf Club since 1923. It was renamed the Queen Elizabeth II National Park in 1965 in honour of the Queen's visit to the country. On May 25, 1966, moments to midnight, the park was the scene for
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Children’s Millennium Monument was unveiled in the park in 2000. It is a simple sculpture with a smiling sun, a symbol of the strength and growth of Guyana's children. There is also another beautiful monument: the Wakili Totem Pole. This carving was revealed in 2015. It represents the balance
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National Park is an oasis. Guyanese of all socio-economic statuses, race, religions, and creed seem to come together in a common cause of a basic need for human relaxation through exercise and a good old
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If Friday's schedule was considered tight, Saturday's was even tighter. Later that afternoon, she was again bound for another engagement, this time to open the Queen
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Plantation Thomas (George Town) is I believe the oldest sugar estate in
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Botanical Gardens and the National Park. They have been there for more than 129 years , and reports are that they came from the
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National Park occupies 57 acres of land at Thomas Lands and is located on part of what was formerly Plantation Thomas.
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one of the most historic events in Guyana's history; the Union Jack was lowered and the
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