Theme Week Guyana – Linden

27 September 2018 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Lethem-Linden minibus © Pablo75rus/cc-by-sa-4.0

Lethem-Linden minibus © Pablo75rus/cc-by-sa-4.0

Linden is the second largest town in Guyana after Georgetown, and capital of the Upper Demerara-Berbice region, located at. It was declared a town in 1970, and includes the communities of MacKenzie and Wismar. It lies on the Demerara River and has a population of roughly 30,000. It is primarily a bauxite mining town, containing many mines 60–90 metres deep, with many other pits now in disuse. The “Linden Museum of Socio-Cultural Heritage” is located in the centre of Linden. The museum displays artifacts and pictures of the culture and heritage of the Linden community.   read more…

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