Burro-Burro River

The Burro-Burro River is a river of Guyana.

Burro-Burro River
Location
Country	Guyana

It flows directly through the Iwokrama Forest,^[1] and is an important water source for the Macushi^[2] as well as used for ecotourism.^[3][4] It is protected for limited use of subsistence fishing, and the river is monitored for illegal fishing and hunting.^[5] It is categorized as a black-water river, flanked by lowland tropical forest.^[2]

The river is the site of archaic petroglyphs, man-made depressions and chipping stations for manufacturing stone tools.^[6]

Biodiversity

It is home to animals such as the Yellow-banded poison dart frog,^[7] black caiman,^[8] and capuchin monkeys.^[9]

See also

• List of rivers of Guyana

References

1. "Iwokrama – important for climate stability, but funding needed". Department of Public Information. 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
2. Mistry, Jayalaxshmi (2004). "Exploring the links between natural resource use and biophysical status in the waterways of the North Rupununi, Guyana". Journal of Environmental Management. pp. 117–131. Archived from the original on 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
3. Tucker, Sarah (2016-12-01). "To boldly go..." Essential Surrey & SW London. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
4. "Guyana makes National Geographic's 2014 'Best of the World' travel list". Stabroek News. 2013-11-23. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
5. "Wild meat hunters held near Iwokrama". Stabroek News. 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
6. "Recent investigations into Amerindian prehistory". Stabroek News. 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
7. "Yellow Banded Poison Dart Frog". Stabroek News. 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
8. "Guyana's Other Popular Rivers". Guyana Tourism. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
9. Mark_Stevens (2016-12-29). "Guyana - The Land of Many Waters". ALL AT SEA. Retrieved 2021-01-14.

• Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
• GEOnet Names Server Archived 2020-04-10 at the Wayback Machine

4.7667°N 58.8667°W / 4.7667; -58.8667