TRISTAR Incorporated, the Guyana-based developer of a major multipurpose port complex along the Demerara River, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) ...

A total of 28 armored vehicles have been deployed to the State of Roraima as the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva takes additional precautions amid mounting tension between Venezuela ...

Mount Roraima is a plateau with near-vertical sides that sits on the triple border point between Brazil, Venezuela and Guyana. The plateau is often encircled by a ring of clouds, which makes the ...

This article is part of NarcoFiles: The New Criminal Order, a transnational journalistic investigation into global organized crime, its innovations, its tentacles, and those who fight it. The project, ...

Convinced that Guyana’s tourism product has the potential to be a game-changer in the growth of the Guyana economy, Roraima Airways is in the process of investing some US$3 million in staffing and ...

Amid this tension, politicians escalated their rhetoric, calling for drastic measures such as capping immigration from Venezuela and closing the border. When the federal government refused to pursue ...

As infrastructure projects and soy plantations pump up land values in the Brazilian Amazon, smallholders are selling up and moving to more distant frontiers, perpetuating a cycle of displacement and ...

The northern state of Roraima recorded 2,057 fire outbreaks in February this year, according to data from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE). The figure corresponds to 45 percent of all ...

Known mostly for its amazing Caribbean coast, Venezuela is a fascinating tourist destination. It is home to some remarkable luxury resorts and breathtaking mountain ranges. Its natural beauty is what ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. In the Guiana Highlands in southeast Venezuela, a series of mesas ...