40:
132:
426:
252:, then up the Korume Creek to its source, then to and including Menzies landing on the left bank of the Potaro River, then across the Potaro River to its right bank, then inland for a 0.25 miles (400 m), then downwards and parallel to the right bank of the Potaro River to an unnamed tributary about 300 feet (91 m) below the foot of
274:
In
November 2023, villagers were again accused of illegal mining within the park boundaries, which led to a protest by the villagers voicing their need to mine as a main source of income. The Chief Warden and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) ordered the protesters to leave or face
208:
tribes whom have lived and thrived in this forest for millennia. The Act is administered by the
Kaieteur National Park Commission. There are organisms unique to this region that cannot be found anywhere else on earth, such as the golden rocket frog
200:
The
Kaieteur National Park Act was enacted by the government to protect the region's wealth of natural resources, its unique natural features (such as the aforementioned Kaieteur Falls), its
282:
Minister of
Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat claimed that the GGMC will help the villagers find another area to mine that does not include boundaries within the National Park.
72:
465:
392:
197:
is another water-feature in the park, a series of smaller, cascading waterfalls. There is a popular swimming hole located at
Orinduik.
460:
205:
450:
259:
In 1999 the park's area was increased from 5 square miles (10 km) to 242 square miles (630 km) by a
Presidential Order.
233:
25:
170:
445:
429:
455:
324:
Kaieteur
National Park remains the only national park and the only legally protected biological area in Guyana.
419:
123:
339:
Northern South
America: Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, northern Brazil, and eastern Venezuela (NT0125)
211:
178:
135:
225:
253:
249:
39:
158:
256:, then down the left bank of that tributary to the Potaro River, then to the point of origin.
271:
within the
Kaieteur National Park boundaries but were later released without any charges.
150:
131:
56:
248:, 200 feet (61 m) below the Tukeit Rest House Compound, then along the trail to the
425:
194:
182:
174:
44:
439:
279:
that was marked as land to be used for mining in accordance with the
Amerindian Act.
166:
146:
29:
267:
In 2017, two dozen villagers from the Chenapau community were arrested for illegal
245:
220:
201:
169:
coast. It is widely considered the country's only national park, as the capital's
337:
317:
298:
276:
363:
87:
74:
186:
268:
190:
162:
154:
60:
244:
Original boundaries: Commencing at a point on the left bank of the
130:
216:
393:"Chenapau villagers to be allocated other mining areas"
275:
consequences. The villagers claimed to be mining in a
181:
ecoregion. The main tourist attraction in the park is
322:. Vol. 3–4. The Museum. 1993. pp. 10–11.
119:
111:
103:
66:
52:
18:
229:(within the park), and nowhere else in the world.
204:of Amazonian flora and fauna, and for the several
161:, the nation's capital, closer to the border with
336:Schipper, Jan; Teunissen, Pieter; Lim, Burton,
8:
219:that only breeds within the leaves of the
15:
157:, roughly 633 km (393.33 miles) south of
303:. Vol. 26. BBC. 2008. p. 86.
290:
236:, which is situated at Kaieteur Falls.
358:
356:
354:
305:It is also Guyana's only national park
185:, considered the largest single-drop
7:
387:
385:
383:
51:
14:
107:242 sq mi (630 km)
424:
38:
110:
234:Kaieteur International Airport
1:
466:Tourist attractions in Guyana
47:in the Kaieteur National Park
432:travel guide from Wikivoyage
482:
177:. Kaieteur is part of the
138:, Kaieteur National Park.
461:Protected areas of Guyana
37:
23:
451:National parks of Guyana
364:"Kaieteur National Park"
232:The region is served by
430:Kaieteur National Park
189:anywhere on earth, by
143:Kaieteur National Park
139:
19:Kaieteur National Park
300:BBC Wildlife Magazine
212:Anomaloglossus beebei
179:Guianan moist forests
134:
124:Protected Areas Trust
226:Brocchinia micrantha
319:Global Biodiversity
120:Governing body
84: /
368:national-parks.org
175:wilderness reserve
140:
136:Golden rocket frog
129:
128:
473:
446:IUCN Category II
428:
408:
407:
405:
404:
389:
378:
377:
375:
374:
360:
349:
348:
347:
346:
333:
327:
326:
314:
308:
307:
295:
215:), a diminutive
173:is a not a true
99:
98:
96:
95:
94:
89:
88:5.217°N 59.417°W
85:
82:
81:
80:
77:
42:
16:
481:
480:
476:
475:
474:
472:
471:
470:
456:Potaro-Siparuni
436:
435:
416:
411:
402:
400:
391:
390:
381:
372:
370:
362:
361:
352:
344:
342:
335:
334:
330:
316:
315:
311:
297:
296:
292:
288:
265:
242:
151:Potaro-Siparuni
149:located in the
92:
90:
86:
83:
78:
75:
73:
71:
70:
57:Potaro-Siparuni
48:
33:
12:
11:
5:
479:
477:
469:
468:
463:
458:
453:
448:
438:
437:
434:
433:
422:
415:
414:External links
412:
410:
409:
379:
350:
328:
309:
289:
287:
284:
264:
261:
241:
238:
195:Orinduik Falls
183:Kaieteur Falls
127:
126:
121:
117:
116:
113:
109:
108:
105:
101:
100:
93:5.217; -59.417
68:
64:
63:
54:
50:
49:
45:Kaieteur Falls
43:
35:
34:
24:
21:
20:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
478:
467:
464:
462:
459:
457:
454:
452:
449:
447:
444:
443:
441:
431:
427:
423:
421:
420:Official site
418:
417:
413:
398:
397:Stabroek News
394:
388:
386:
384:
380:
369:
365:
359:
357:
355:
351:
341:
340:
332:
329:
325:
321:
320:
313:
310:
306:
302:
301:
294:
291:
285:
283:
280:
278:
272:
270:
262:
260:
257:
255:
251:
247:
239:
237:
235:
230:
228:
227:
222:
218:
214:
213:
207:
203:
198:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
171:National Park
168:
164:
160:
156:
152:
148:
147:national park
144:
137:
133:
125:
122:
118:
114:
106:
102:
97:
69:
65:
62:
58:
55:
46:
41:
36:
31:
30:national park
27:
26:IUCN category
22:
17:
401:. Retrieved
399:. 2023-11-20
396:
371:. Retrieved
367:
343:, retrieved
338:
331:
323:
318:
312:
304:
299:
293:
281:
273:
266:
258:
254:Tukeit Falls
250:Korume Creek
246:Potaro River
243:
231:
224:
210:
202:biodiversity
199:
165:than to the
142:
141:
277:buffer zone
112:Established
91: /
67:Coordinates
440:Categories
403:2023-12-11
373:2023-12-24
345:2017-04-03
286:References
240:Boundaries
206:Amerindian
193:of water.
159:Georgetown
153:Region of
59:Region of
221:bromeliad
187:waterfall
167:Caribbean
223:species
53:Location
79:59°25′W
269:mining
263:Mining
191:volume
163:Brazil
155:Guyana
76:5°13′N
61:Guyana
145:is a
217:frog
115:1929
104:Area
28:II (
442::
395:.
382:^
366:.
353:^
406:.
376:.
209:(
32:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
