Rupertee

Hiking the three hills of Rupertee which is done by many visitors to the community

Mist swirls around the tops of the three hills of Rupertee and the cold breeze streaming from the nearby Pakaraima Mountains, makes a memory – at least for a while – of the heat that can sear the Rupununi savannahs.

The view is of hills and mountains, tiny houses nestled in the shadows of the mountains and people – the height and distance making them seem like little dolls walking or riding on bicycles. The cracked granite rocks on the top of the three hills make a perfect seat for relaxing, feeling the breeze and listening to the silence. Experiences like that can happen in Rupertee.

Rupertee is a village, so quiet that one can be forgiven for forgetting that it is there. One Saturday last month, out of the