Ekereku River

The Ekareku River is a river of Guyana, a tributary of the Wenamu River.[2]

Ekareku River
Location
CountryGuyana
Physical characteristics
MouthWenamu River
 • location
Guyana
 • coordinates
06°43′00″N 60°56′00″W[1]

The Ekereku is one of the major tributaries of the Cuyuni River.[3] Gold mining by dredging along the banks is a major economic activity along the Ekereu and in the greater region.[4][5]

Services of the area include a police outpost[6] and airstrip.[7][8]

Sakaika Falls is on the Ekereko.[9]

See also

References
  1. https://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-1361544&fid=2239&c=guyana
  2. "Ekereku River, Guyana - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". geographic.org. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  3. Harrison, John Burchmore; Fowler, Frank; Anderson, Charles Wilgress (1908). The Geology of the Goldfields of British Guiana. Dulau & Company.
  4. "GGMC mum about reports of mining damage to riverbanks". Stabroek News. 2016-12-05. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  5. "Big Ekereku mining operation selling out". Stabroek News. 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  6. "Cop dies after boat sinks in Ekereku River". Stabroek News. 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  7. "Timehri woman killed by aircraft propeller at Ekereku". Stabroek News. 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  8. "Ganja found in plucked chicken at Ogle Airport". Stabroek News. 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  9. Kelloff, Carol (2003). "The use of biodiversity data in developing Kaieteur National Park, Guyana for ecotourism and conservation" (PDF). Centre for the Study of Biological Diversity University of Guyana. Retrieved 2021-01-01.

Ekereku: Our Ancestral Land Video from the Amerindian Peoples Association

Bibliography
  • Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.


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