Surama: News
Film to focus on preservation of Amerindian heritage
Conservation International, Iwokrama, and the people of Surama hope to promote the restoration and preservation of the Amerindian language and cultural heritage, through a groundbreaking film titled, Maira and her brother Mairun. The producers are crowdsourcing the final stages of project financing through IndieGogo.
- April 9, 2014
- Michael McCrystal
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Surama recognized by National Geographic Traveller
National Geographic Traveler counts Surama Eco-Lodge amongst the worlds best lodges in this year’s roundup of world-class accommodation… the first such distinction for a Guyana property and a tremendous endorsement of Guyana’s unique Amerindian style of Community Based Tourism!
- October 7, 2013
- Michael McCrystal
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Surama Featured in the Toronto Sun!
Surama, along with CATS partners Iwokrama Canopy Walkway and Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development and Wilderness Explorers are featured in Wednesday’s Toronto Sun! Guyana interior is way off the beaten track BY DIANE […]
- January 28, 2013
- Michael McCrystal
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Adam Rodriguez of CSI Miami visits Surama
Marissa Allicock and the entire Surama team made sure the crew of American visitors enjoyed their stay.
- January 28, 2013
- Michael McCrystal
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Surama featured in USAToday
Ask random people here what “drinking the Kool-Aid” means, and they mostly just shrug. Cult leader Jim Jones, who in 1978 incited 900-plus followers to commit suicide by drinking the cyanide-laced […]
- January 28, 2013
- Michael McCrystal
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Sydney Allicock to speak at the Sustainable EcoTourism Conference in Monterey, California
SYDNEY ALLICOCK, NORTH RUPUNUNI, GUYANA: UTILIZING TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SCIENCE FOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION Submitted by The Internation… on Wed, 2012-07-11 10:46 A conservation and research organization in Guyana is teaming […]
- January 28, 2013
- Michael McCrystal
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Makushi Fan Dance on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZfDQRr5dfTw#!- January 28, 2013
- Michael McCrystal
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Rupununi wildlife clubs foster resource management amongst youth
The 18 wildlife clubs of the North Rupununi are vibrant community-based youth clubs that provide members with an opportunity to gain firsthand experience in natural resource management, environmental stewardship and, […]
- January 28, 2013
- Michael McCrystal
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TV Shows about tropical mining obscure an environmental disaster
The new reality TV series “Bamazon,” on the History Channel, along with already established shows like “Gold Rush” and “Jungle Gold,” have elevated the global mining bonanza into living-room entertainment. […]
- January 28, 2013
- Michael McCrystal
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Guyana Pledges to Protect Jaguars
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The lushly forested nation of Guyana on Thursday joined a regional pact to protect jaguars, the elusive spotted cat that is the biggest land predator in […]
- January 28, 2013
- Michael McCrystal
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