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Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country :
| Brazil 1,119 km, Suriname 600 km, Venezuela 743 km .
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INFORMATIONS MAPS
| Land Boudaries Total :
| 2,462 km .
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| Geographic Coordinates :
| tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to mid-August, mid-November to mid-January) .
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| Area Total :
| 214,970 sq km .
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| Area Land :
| 196,850 sq km .
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| Area Water :
| 18,120 sq km .
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| Area Comparative :
| slightly smaller than Idaho .
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| Coast Line :
| 459 km .
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| Railways Total :
| 187 km .
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| Highways Total :
| 7,970 km .
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| Waterways :
| 1,077 km .
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| Ports and Harbors :
| Bartica, Georgetown, Linden, New Amsterdam, Parika .
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Aishalton is an Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region community in the Rupununi savannah of southern Guyana, located at 2°31?0?N, 59°15?0?W, altitude 300 metres. The population of 1,200 is mostly Wapishana Amerindian. Aishalton is approximately 60 miles southeast of Lethem.
Aishalton has secondary and elementary schools. The National Library service established a library in Aishalton in 1976. A hospital was built in the 1980s with support from The Netherlands.
Internet service exists, donated by a Canadian mining company with interests in the area.
Landing strip, Airport Code: AHL.
Petroglyphs can be found near Aishalton. Anthropologist Denis Williams' Master's thesis, The Aishalton Petroglyph Complex in the Prehistory of the Rupununi Savannas, submitted to the University of Guyana in 1979, presented ideas elaborated in a 1985 article published in Advances in World Archeology.
The drink of choice, is parakari, a local drink made from fermented cassava in a complicated process involving up to thirty different stages. The result is a thick, greyish-brown brew, widely varying in strength and quality. If it is sweet, it can be drunk almost like water; if it is bitter, then it is a sign that the sugars have been turned into alcohol, and the unsuspecting drinker should beware. It is commonly served out of a bucket, and traditionally drunk by the bowlful, though concession to modern livers permits the use of a cup. According to custom, the “sharer”, whose job it is to replenish empty vessels, should be returned a shot for every one he distributes.
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