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Kanuku Mountains
The forest-covered range that rises from the savanna east of Lethem, with peaks above one thousand meters, a protected area of Guyana and home to much of the country's birds and mammals.
Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo · Guyana Capital
Lethem
In the destination Lethem and the Rupununi.
In the photo: Bridge over the Tacutu River
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
What to expect from Lethem.
Lethem is the town on Guyana’s southern border, on the bank of the Tacutu River, connected by a bridge to Bonfim in Roraima. It is small, flat and surrounded by the Rupununi savannah, with the Kanuku mountains on the horizon. From here depart excursions to the village of St. Ignatius, the Moco-Moco and Kumu waterfalls, the foot of the Kanuku and, further north, to the guesthouses in Karanambu, Annai and Surama. On the Easter weekend the town hosts the rodeo.
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The local experience
What to see in Lethem
Waterfall
Moco-Moco Falls
The waterfall on the slope of the Kanuku mountains, about 15 km from Lethem, with pools for swimming and a stairway that climbs beside the falls; nearby is the Kumu waterfall.
Village
St. Ignatius
The makushi and wapishana village adjacent to Lethem, born from a Jesuit mission in 1909, with the Catholic church, the cashew cooperative and the everyday life of the savannah.
Ranch
Karanambu
Former cattle ranch on the banks of the Rupununi River, in the north of the savannah, now a lodge and conservation area known for ariranhas, giant anteaters and giant water lilies.
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Village
Annai
The makushi village in the north of the Rupununi, on the Georgetown–Lethem road, between the savannah and the forest, with an airstrip and lodges that serve as a base for the region.
Village
Surama
Makushi village on the edge of the northern Rupununi forest, a reference for community tourism in Guyana, with the community's own lodge, trails and trips on the Burro-Burro River.