Candice Ramessar: Photos from research in Guyana, Summer 2002

First village of study. Fort Island was the first settlement established by the Dutch in 1744.

Riversview Relaxing after a hard day. Whilst pure drinking water is a problem in the villages, both P epsi and Coca Cola are available.

Interview at Fort Island.

Interview at Riversview.

Interview 2 Rockstone Village: Interviews take place at the most opportune time for residents.

Riversview: Chatting after an Interview

Island Essequibo River has more that 400 Islands. The major ones are larger than most of the Eastern Caribbean Islands.

 

Riverain town of Bartica

 

River Travel

 

Another view of the river.

 

Bauxite Mine, Linden. Gold mining is not the only type of mining that causes water pollution problems. In the mining town of Linden, water pollution problems from Bauxite mining are common.