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Potaro

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Potaro 

a river in Guyana, a left tributary of the Essequibo. Measuring approximately 180 km long, the Potaro originates on the Guyana Plateau. When the river flows into the Guyana Lowland, it forms numerous rapids and waterfalls, the largest of which is Kaieteur Fall. Kaieteur National Park is situated in the Potaro River basin.



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I daydreamed of roaming the world, dropping by to see the fjords of Norway while enjoying the Land of the Midnight Sun, walking by the Hanging Gardens of Babylon or sailing down the Potaro River to see the mighty Kaieteur Falls of Guyana.
The most spectacular of all Guyana's water attractions is the Kaieteur waterfall, located about 150 miles inland on the Potaro River.
 
 
 
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