Nestled at the far end on the left bank of the Mahaica River, 28 miles from Georgetown and surrounded by rice fields, is the fairly large village of Cane Grove. Its more than 1,500 residents depend mainly on farming for their livelihoods.
The village, which sourced its name after a sugar plantation that once thrived there, is now a place where rice is planted on a large scale. It was said to have existed since the early nineteenth century and its first settlers were reportedly East Indian immigrants. Today, however, it has a mixed population.
Cane Grove could be a picturesque village with its enormous trees, beautiful green fields and alluring black waters, but the picture is spoiled by the messy condition of the orange dirt road, especially during this wet season.