The World Beyond Georgetown

Among the hills on Wismar shore, Linden, lies the village of Victory Valley, home to a population of approximately 2,000 people.

Dun Robin is a tiny village on the Corentyne highway. So small that it consists of approximately eight houses with about five families; it might just be the smallest village in the county of Berbice, or maybe in the entire country.

More than a century ago, an Arawak family of six—two parents with their three daughters and one son—left their home in a little place called Dawa in the Essequibo in search of an area that had enough trees to provide lumber for building.

Studley Park is a quiet little village on the Canal Number One Public Road, 15.5 miles from Vreed-en-Hoop.

Sandville is a new village; it was formally established 2 years ago, but some of its residents had settled there between 4 to 10 years ago.

Uniform is the name of a village situated at the far end of Leguan Island. While there are other villages beyond it, Uniform is the last that is inhabited by people. Though the village is relatively big, not many people live there; it has been adversely affected by migration.

Tucked between Lima and Danielstown on the Essequibo Coast is the tiny village spanning a hundred rods in length called Coffee Grove. The village, which now thrives mainly on rice farming, was previously a coffee plantation and this is where it got its name.

Lonsdale Village located on the upper East Bank Berbice may be one of the most populated villages on that end, although it houses just about 100 persons.

Eighty-one kilometres from the city sits the village of Ross between Brahan and Yeoville on the West Coast Berbice.

Loo Creek spans a vast area on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway but is sparsely populated.

In the heart of Canal Number One, just seven villages from the Conservancy Dam is the charming little village of Jacoba Constantia.

Beautiful and breezy, Kiltairn Village is located just before Eversham Village on the Corentyne in Berbice when travelling from New Amsterdam.

Tucked away in the district of Mahaica some 20 miles from the city is the village of Unity, which is divided into three sub-villages: Unity, Lancaster and Mosquito Hall.

Waiakabra is a village on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway. Not many people are familiar with it as it is often mistaken to be part of Kuru Kururu, which is situated opposite; others think it is called Ideal owing to the name of the road.

Adventure on the Linden/Soesdyke High-way is a mixed community with a large percentage of Amerindians.

Swan, situated off the Linden/Soesdyke Highway, is an Amerindian community that is home to approximately 415 people.

Belle West Housing Scheme sits in the heart of Canal Number Two, bordered by the village of Clay Brick (west), sugarcane fields (east and south) and the main canal to the north.

The Jib is a peculiar, tiny village situated approximately 28.6 miles from the speedboat jetty at Supenaam and is a haven for its 200-plus residents.

Rotterdam Village is located on the East Bank of  the Berbice River with a population of just about 70.

Approximately 56 miles from the capital city, the village of Experiment on the West Coast Berbice sits between Naarstigheid and Hope (Bath Settlement).