photo: GW

Two views of the Essequibo River.
Above: At the Iwokrama Field Station.
Below: Near Lake Stanley.

photo: CH

Amerindian petroglyphs in the Essequibo,
exposed at low water. They may have been
swept downriver from their original location.

photo: JP

photo: DM

photo: DM

Two nights were spent at Muri Scrub Camp, a tarpaulin camp within the Iwokrama reserve. From here, forest walks were arranged; one of them was to Cowfly Camp and then upriver to a location where petroglyphs could be viewed. Accommodations (above) were somewhat less luxurious than those at the Field Station!

photo: DM

photo: DM

This poison-arrow frog was among several
seen near Cowfly Camp after heavy rainfall.

photo: CH

photo: CH

The road to Iwokrama and the Rupununi is unpaved and heavily rutted at many points. These photos illustrate the obstacles that vehicles have to negotiate along this road.

The road takes a heavy toll on the vehicles - one of the 4x4's almost didn't make it to Georgetown.

Below: An emergency repair job on the Land Cruiser.

photo: CH

photo: JP

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