Karaudarnau
Karaudarnau Lumid Pau | |
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Village | |
2°24′24″N 59°27′32″W / 2.4068°N 59.4589°W / 2.4068; -59.4589 | |
Country | Guyana |
Region | Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo |
Government | |
• Toshao | Arnold Stephens[1] |
Area [1] | |
• Total | 453.32 km2 (175.03 sq mi) |
Population [1] | |
• Total | 1,053 |
• Density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) |
Karaudarnau (also Lumid Pau) is an indigenous village of Wapishana Amerindians in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana. It is located in the Rupununi savannah on the Rupununi River.[2]
Name
The name Karaudarnau means "snake hill" in Wapishana and refers to a legend that a snake lives underneath the village.[3] A big black rock in the centre of the village is claimed to be the head of the snake.[2]
Overview
Karaudarnau has a school, a health post, a community centre,[1] and two churches.[2] As of 2017, education is bilingual in Wapishana and English.[4] The community has close links to the Brazilian Wapishana community[2] who live in the Jacamim Indigenous Territory.[5] The village has no access to the telephone network or internet,[6]
Karaudarnau has been awarded a territory of 453.32 square kilometres (175.03 sq mi).[1] There is a 2am curfew, and liquor has been banned in the community.[3] In 2018, the village was given access to clean drinking water by a joint exercise of the Brazilian Army and the Guyana Defence Force.[7] In May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic the community blocked access to the gold mine.[8]
Transport
The nearest town is Lethem which is accessible by road.[1] Karaudarnau can also be reached from the Lumid Pau Airport.[9]
Economy
The economy of the village is based on livestock in particular cattle ranching and pig farming, agriculture,[2] and industrial-scale gold mining at the Marudi Mountain by Romanex Guyana Exploration.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Karaudarnau". Ministry of Indigenous Peoples' Affairs. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Karaudarnau". Stabroek News. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Life in the village of Karaudarnau". Guyana Standard. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Quality bilingual programme for Region Nine". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Terra Indígena Jacamim". Terras Indigenas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "COVID-19 restrictions upturn life in Deep South Rupununi village". Stabroek News. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Exército Brasileiro envia técnicos com larga experiência em perfuração de poços para apoio à Guiana". Military of Brazil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Region Nine Villages prevent miners from accessing mining lands". Newsroom Guyana. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Lumid Pau Airport". World Airport Codes. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Study sees limited impact from Romanex gold project on villages". Stabroek News. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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