How did deh come up wid names of some Villages in GY? - Topic Powered by The Guyanese Community

<lynn>

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VG..the only travel i did up to high sch was onEsseq coast and west coast dem up to CI

but my job took me all over the country..every month for 8 yrs i went to several places because i wrked with th e Public Health clinic sponsored by PAHO/WHO and min of Health!

The Blade Runner

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Originally posted by lynn:
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Originally posted by Rosita:
Isn't that haunted tree gone? Someone said it use to bleed they tried to cut it down

yes but it fell 1 nite during heavy rainfall..
the entire middle was HOLLOW!

another one grow up in its place and dat one is supposed to be haunted too

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Churchill

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Location: Richmond Hill, New York,USA

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Originally posted by Petal29:
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Originally posted by lynn:
dont see an AIRY HALL?

Lynnster. There’s an Airy Hall way down the ECD in Mahaicony….is that the one you’re talking about?

I think it’s a bit past the “haunted” tree that spilt the road.

That "haunted" tree that splits the road is at Perserverance....Airy Hall is in the general vicinity....

The original owners of that plantation were Portuguese....some of their descendants still reside their.....

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<lynn>

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Originally posted by Riya:
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Originally posted by Rosita:
Isn't that haunted tree gone? Someone said it use to bleed they tried to cut it down

Its still there. Thats a landmark

only about 4-5 ft of it fromthe root!

Rosita

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Originally posted by Riya:
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Originally posted by Rosita:

Oh, i thought someone said it got too old and broke at the roots.

Even though I grew up in Guyana, I must say I don't know much about places, except for Berbice.

You wan jhumbie choke them if they took it out?

Canje have a famous tree like that too. Story goes that it bleeds if they try to cut it and dutchman ghost lives there. Lot of people claim to see the ghost. I does walk clear away from the tree

My mom and dad experience Dutchman and Ghost in their days - can't say that i have - i think the ghosts got too old and retired - at least that's what one of them said to my grandfather who was apparently possessed by these "Dutchman".

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<lynn>

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Originally posted by Blade Runner:
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Originally posted by lynn:
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Originally posted by Rosita:
Isn't that haunted tree gone? Someone said it use to bleed they tried to cut it down

yes but it fell 1 nite during heavy rainfall..
the entire middle was HOLLOW!

wow ..dint know this..
i was traveling on way to berbice themorn after it fell..it was still across the road..
that portion of road was split int 2 - 1 way street..

another one grow up in its place and dat one is supposed to be haunted too

Riya

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Originally posted by lynn:

Its still there. Thats a landmark

only about 4-5 ft of it fromthe root![/QUOTE]

how recent was this? A year ago it was about 12 ft or more when I passed it.

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<lynn>

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Originally posted by Riya:
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Originally posted by lynn:

Its still there. Thats a landmark

only about 4-5 ft of it fromthe root!

how recent was this? A year ago it was about 12 ft or more when I passed it.[/QUOTE]

blade just said it grew back..
i didnt know
i left Gy in 90 and up to that time all that was left was the lower part of trunk..

Villagebelle

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Registered:: February 10, 2005

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Originally posted by Petal29:
VG, the furthest I ever went is Parika also...visited Tuschen on my last visit to GY...

However, I went all the way down to Corentyne B-ce and to Linden...

I keep telling you...take a trip with friends...nothing to be scared about and the vertigo will disappear

gurl, i get this 'yearning' when i see peeps talking about all the places they have visited in GY.

...i forgot all about the vertigo since i seem to have it under control right now

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but i am very very scared of visiting GY when i read and hear about the crime there.
who can blame me though after living 32yrs in good old safe small town canada!!

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The Blade Runner

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Originally posted by lynn:
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Originally posted by Riya:
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Originally posted by lynn:

Its still there. Thats a landmark

only about 4-5 ft of it fromthe root!

how recent was this? A year ago it was about 12 ft or more when I passed it.

blade just said it grew back..
i didnt know
i left Gy in 90 and up to that time all that was left was the lower part of trunk..[/QUOTE]

isnt this the tree thats in the middle of the road in mahaicony you're talking about?

if it is.....its very much there and big

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ECD

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Originally posted by Blade Runner:
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Originally posted by lynn:
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Originally posted by Riya:
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Originally posted by lynn:

Its still there. Thats a landmark

only about 4-5 ft of it fromthe root!

how recent was this? A year ago it was about 12 ft or more when I passed it.

blade just said it grew back..
i didnt know
i left Gy in 90 and up to that time all that was left was the lower part of trunk..

isnt this the tree thats in the middle of the road in mahaicony you're talking about?

if it is.....its very much there and big[/QUOTE]

I have a picture... was there last week.

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KAS2

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Registered:: August 08, 2006

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Originally posted by Riya:
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Originally posted by steve:

How come this link http://www.fallingrain.com/world/GY/14/Caledonia.html
does not have Berbice, Reliance or Canje on it

Because its not our area..its focusing on Essequibo and West Dem

is there any lawyer on this forum-i'm going to file a law suit against them

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Petal29

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Originally posted by Villagebelle:
gurl, i get this 'yearning' when i see peeps talking about all the places they have visited in GY.

...i forgot all about the vertigo since i seem to have it under control right now .
but i am very very scared of visiting GY when i read and hear about the crime there.
who can blame me though after living 32yrs in good old safe small town canada!!

VG, while crime is a reality it’s not as big as it’s hyped up to be…if you don’t flaunt yourself you’ll be pretty safe….

As far as I recall the haunted tree is still there…y’all believe in them Dutchman stuff…we should start a jumbie story thread…

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<lynn>

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Originally posted by Blade Runner:

isnt this the tree thats in the middle of the road in mahaicony you're talking about?

if it is.....its very much there and big

yep..
wow..never knew it grew back
lol
real jhumbie tree eh?

<lynn>

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Originally posted by steve:

is there any lawyer on this forum-i'm going to file a law suit against them

stevie
bai why yuh so rukshan??

lol
ask de bai fuh de link fuh other parts a GY nah!!
de man from Esseq so he find dat region..
schhuuups

hehehe

Rosita

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Originally posted by Petal29:
…y’all believe in them Dutchman stuff…we should start a jumbie story thread…

Girl my father convinced they existed and nothing you and say or do will change his mind...and believe me there are some really horror stories...

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Indiana Jones

Location: Alberta, Canada

Registered:: May 02, 2007

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Originally posted by lynn:
Ambs..they have a resort at Mainstay...
Mainstay lake is lovely too!!

The Government Guest House at Mainstay is where my wife and I spent our honeymoon.

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CEO GGG

Location: SugaRi diL

Registered:: October 07, 2004

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post some pic nuh cuzo

Salaam brother

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Indiana Jones

Location: Alberta, Canada

Registered:: May 02, 2007

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Originally posted by Amber:
Lynn what do u mean by hot and cold lake...

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Originally posted by lynn:

exactly whati said..u wading in wATER..WATER WARM FROM SUNSINE..allof a sudden u step into COLD water..
u step back its warm..step fwd it COLD..
no visble boundary..justliek that...

My parents coffee and fruit estates/plantations were close to the Hot and Cold lakes. I used to enjoy many a memorable times there during the july and august holiday months.

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<lynn>

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Originally posted by Rosita:
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Originally posted by Petal29:
…y’all believe in them Dutchman stuff…we should start a jumbie story thread…

Girl my father convinced they existed and nothing you and say or do will change his mind...and believe me there are some really horror stories...

lol
when we werelil kids we were scared to open the dutch bottles we found by the riverside..
ole pple said dutchman jhumbies were locked up in the bottles!
lol

the other thing was that u were not supposed to pee or # 2 by a certain tree..dem used to say dutchman guh hold yuh..
once i rem a young man got sick after doing that in the backdam and everybody said is because he did it by this tree..
cant remember the name of the tree though '
( cork tree or similar sound)??

Indiana Jones

Location: Alberta, Canada

Registered:: May 02, 2007

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Originally posted by DaFreak:
post some pic nuh cuzo

Salaam brother

Waasaalaaam Cuzo.

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CEO GGG

Location: SugaRi diL

Registered:: October 07, 2004

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GY rale disappointing

not even a pic on dis region

http://www.sdnp.org.gy/gallery/travel_guyana/region2_hot&cold.htm

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Petal29

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cant remember the name of the tree though '
( cork tree or similar sound)??

kumaka...one of the guys on Political once wrote that the tree gives off a fume which can lead to fainting spells thus the jhumbie notion

bottles=bacoo? Always imagined bacoos would be ina green bottle

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CEO GGG

Location: SugaRi diL

Registered:: October 07, 2004

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Lake Mainstay from de air

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Indiana Jones

Location: Alberta, Canada

Registered:: May 02, 2007

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Banks DIH - Essequibo

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CEO GGG

Location: SugaRi diL

Registered:: October 07, 2004

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a wanna move hea someday

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<lynn>

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freaky my oldest sis used to teach in lethem
said she used to walk across the dry trench in dry season to shop in brasil..
other times she crossed the bridge in rainy weather!

Indiana Jones

Location: Alberta, Canada

Registered:: May 02, 2007

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Lake Mainstay

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