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allow travelers access to their homes to photograph these animals. We mustn’t wait any longer. Now is the


time to help the Lokono-Arawak nation merge into the 21st century, and write a fresh, new chapter in their history books. By safeguarding their psittacines and showcasing their rich spiritual culture, the Amerindians of Pakuri should have a successful formula for operating their new eco-tourism enterprise. An enterprise that can raise them out of the poverty they face daily on their reservation, a crime-free and disease-free reservation, I might add (no malaria, no yellow fever). The ground-breaking has already been completed.


It only takes that first small


step and a man with a dream to move mountains. Or to save the world’s parrots.


We mustn’t wait any longer. Now is the time to help the Lokono-Arawak nation merge into the 21st century, and write a fresh, new chapter in their history books. By safeguarding their psittacines and showcasing their rich spiritual culture, the Amerindians of Pakuri should have a successful formula for operating their new eco- tourism enterprise.


Ayonto Hororo combined homestay Eco- Lodge and Wildlife Sanctuary, Upper Mahaica River, Region 4, Guyana, South America; e-mail: damoncorrie@yahoo.com; website: www.guidedculturaltours.com. All-inclusive package: 7 days/6 nights – 3 meals daily, all tours and excursions included, along with round-trip transportation to and from the airport, as well as domestic air travel to Kaiteur Falls. Cost: $1000/person, minimum 4 persons. Note: Parties will NOT be combined, so you’ll have the trip of a lifetime specifically tailored for your group of family and/or friends.


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