Guyana's natural treasure
Georgetown's historic pleasure
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The Botanical Gardens in Georgetown Guyana has one of the most extensive collections of tropical flora in the Caribbean. The surrounding environment with ponds, canals, kissing bridges and a bandstand, complete this natural national treasure.
The Promenade garden, occupying one city block is on the site once used as a spot for hanging slaves during with the 1823 East Coast rebellion.
The garden includes a Mahatma Gandhi Monument, and the city’s oldest bandstand bandstand erected in 1897.
Photo : A kissing bridge in Guyana's Georgetown Botanical Gardens. Photo by Nigel Durant
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