INTRODUCTION

Region 2 (Pomeroon/Supenaam) is bounded on the North-West by the Pomeroon River and on the South-West by the Supenaam River on the coast. It comprises a forested Highland and Low Coastal Plain and also some of the Hilly Sand and Clay Region.
The population includes Amerindians who live in settlements and other ethnic groups who live in established villages concentrated along the coast. The main economic activity is agriculture. Extensive fertile agricultural lands in the region produce crops such as rice, coffee, coconuts, ground provisions, vegetables and citrus.Some people also rare beef and dairy cattle. Timber production is carried out on a small scale.

Some places of interest are (a) Anna Regina on the West Bank of the Essequibo River grew out of a government land development scheme and is made up of the former plantations of Henrietta, Lima and La Belle Alliance. It is Guyana's newest township and the administrative centre for Region two (b) Onderneeming - the location of the new Opportunity Corps of the Guyana National Service (c) Kabakaburi - an Amerindian reservation (d) The Ituribisi lake on the Ituribisi river (e) Hampton Court - a regional cricket ground (f) The Tapakuma Project links the Tapakuma, Reliance and Capoey lakes into one large conservancy which supplies water for irrigation of the rice fields. One of Guyana' s largest rice producers, Kayman Sankar Ltd, operates in Region Two producing rice for both local and export markets.

Some lakes of Region two are Amuku, Capoey, Calabash (attached to Capoey), Gluck, Mainstay, Tapakuma or St Denny's, Ikuraka, Ituribisi or Hot-and-Cold or Mashabo Lake.

The region has two national monuments: Damon (a freedom fighter from the region who led a protest of ex-slaves) at Anna Regina and Damon's Cross in the Churchyard at La Belle Alliance.

A main road runs through the villages along the coast from Supenaam to Charity. Villagers live mainly on either side of the road. Villages include Cotton Field, Danielstown, Henrietta, Richmond, Reliance, Sparta, Mainstay and Walton Hall. Some Amerindian village settlements scattered within the region are Jacklow, Kabakaburi, Moruca, St Monica and Wakapau.

Tourists have been encouraged to visit the region which has much to offer by way of scenery. To facilitate such visits resorts have been built to accommodate visitors. One such resort is situated at Mainstay or Quakabuka Lake.

The travelling distances from Georgetown to Anna Regina, Lake Mainstay and Charity Market are approximately 103, 114 and 127 km, respectively (64, 71 and 79 miles).

OBJECTIVES

• To orientate educators of Anna Regina/Mainstay and thereby establish Region 2 Chapter of Evergreen Nature Study Club.
• To acquire material information for further outreach educational programmes in other parts of the country.
  

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