South America - Map

Map of South America

South American countries and their capitals cities

Argentina (Buenos Aires)
Bolivia (La Paz / Sucre)
Brazil (Brasilia)
Chile (Santiago)
Colombia (Bogota)
Ecuador (Quito)
French Guiana (Cayenne ) France
Guyana (Georgetown)
Paraguay (Asuncion)
Peru (Lima)
Suriname (Paramaribo)
Uruguay (Montevideo)
Venezuela (Caracas)

This postcard is from 2012. 

Guyana - Georgetown Aerial View

Aerial View of Georgetown, Guyana
Capital of Guyana
The Garden City
2012

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Georgetown is the capital and largest city of Guyana. It is situated on the Atlantic Ocean coast at the mouth of the Demerara River and it was nicknamed 'Garden City of the Caribbean.'

Guyana - Map

Map of Guyana
2012

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Guyana, along with Suriname, French Guiana, Falkland Islands, and Brazil is one of the five non-Hispanic nations in South America.

English is the official language and is used for education, government, media, and services. The vast majority of the population speak Creole, an English-based creole with African and East Indian influence, as their native tongue. In addition, Cariban languages (Akawaio, Wai-Wai, and Macushi) are spoken by a small minority, while Indic languages are retained for cultural and religious reasons. Spanish and Portuguese are widely used as second languages.

Parika Essequibo, Guyana

Parika
Aerial View of Parika Essequibo, Guyana
Parika - Gateway to the Essequibo region
2011

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Parika is a port township located in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region of Guyana. It is popular for its ferry service to and from the Essequibo Islands and West Demerara area. It is also notable for its Sunday markets.

Georgetown, Guyana - Umana Yana (Meeting Place of the People)

Guyana
Umana Yana

Umana Yana is Wai-Wai for "meeting place of the people." It is 55 feet tall (16.78 meters) and was built by a group of Wai-Wai Indians in 1972.  This type of Amerindian thatched hut is called a benab it can be found in Kingston, Georgetown, Guyana.
2011

Bandstand in Georgetown, Guyana

Guyana
Seawall Bandstand
Georgetown

V.R.I. erected by public subscription 1903 as a memorial of her late Majesty Queen Victoria died 22nd January 1901
2011

Guyana

Guyana
postmarked in 2012