"This is a photo of our..." Top 5 Page for this destination Guyana Local Custom Tip by simbac2001

This is a photo of our indigenous Amerindian Children. _____________________________________________________

This is the Culture of the Guyanese nation......first there came the Amerindians from Mongolia they settled in the forest......later came the Europeans from Spain, Holland, France and England they came looking for gold but stayed to trade and to exploit the rich virgin land of Guyana. Thus the forced arrival of masses of Africans, Portuguese, Chinese and East Indian.

The Amerindian population has given Guyana its indigenous, religion, the Halle-lujah meaning the Gods of the sky, and the Great Makonaima God of the sun, rain, bush and of all thins natural' the beautiful legends and myths that explain life, love and other imponderables that enhance Guyana's beauty.

Guyana like any other Caribbean country, has succeeded in blending western music with the strong catchy african rhythm and lyrical melodies of the East. There has been a fusion of modern and traditional sounds from Amerindian flute, the Amerindian Mari-Mari dance, masquerade the African Cumfa and Queh Queh (wedding dance) and Indian Sitar to the organ, piano and latter-day steel pan.
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In the world of Art and Sculpture, the Amerindian influence still lives. Guyanese folk music and folk tales, whether extolling the virtues, vices or wisdom of people, places and things are disseminated in the rich creole dialect of the people-creoles and the local proverbs, ring-games and celebrations are all being stirred in a melting pot that must produce food that is exquisitely GUYANESE!