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Coordinates : 5°17′50″N 57°20′50″W / 5.29722°N 57.34722°W / 5.29722; -57.34722 Orealla (or Orealla Mission ) is an Indigenous community in the East Berbice-Corentyne Region of G...

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Coordinates: 5°17′50″N57°20′50″W / 5.29722°N 57.34722°W / 5.29722; -57.34722

Orealla (or Orealla Mission) is an Indigenous community in the East Berbice-Corentyne Region of Guyana, on the Courantyne River, approximately 33 miles (53 km) south of Crabwood Creek and 11 miles (18 km) north of Epira, located at 5°17′50″N57°20′50″W / 5.29722°N 57.34722°W / 5.29722; -57.34722, altitude 11 metres (36 ft). 15 miles (24 km) south-east on the other side of the Courantyne River lies the Surinamese village of Apoera. Orealla is an indigenous village.[3]

The village can only be reached by boat or plane. The population is mainly active in subsistence agriculture and logging.[4]

Orealla has a contract with the Barama Company, a logging company.[5]

Small ocean-going vessels can reach the first rapids at Orealla by traversing the Courantyne River.[6]

Cultural references

Guyanese novelist Roy Heath wrote a 1984 novel entitled Orealla, featuring a Macusi Indian from the village.[7]Clark Accord wrote the novel Between Apoera and Oreala, which was published in 2005.[8]

References

  1. ↑"Govt has led mammoth projects for indigenous peoples – Orealla Toshao". Department of Public Information. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. ↑"2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Aldeas indígenas" . Ministerio de Asuntos de los Pueblos Indígenas . Archivado del original el 13 de julio de 2017. Consultado el 18 de agosto de 2020 .
  4. ^ Yahya, Nafeeza (16 de septiembre de 2018). «La belleza de Orealla» . Crónica de Guyana . Consultado el 18 de agosto de 2020 .
  5. ↑ "Orealla, un pueblo en desarrollo, en movimiento" . Guyana Chronicle . Consultado el 18 de agosto de 2020 .
  6. ↑ "Guyana Adventures" . Caribbean Outdoor Life . Consultado el 18 de agosto de 2020 .
  7. ↑ Arnold, Josephine V. (1992). "Identidades guyanesas" . En Arnold, A. James (ed.). Historia de la literatura en el Caribe: Volumen 2. pág. 103. Recuperado el 22 de abril de 2022 . 
  8. ↑ "Biografía" . Fundación Clark Accord (en neerlandés). Archivado del original el 13 de agosto de 2020. Consultado el 16 de agosto de 2020 .
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