Orinduik Falls

Orinduik Falls
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LocationBrazil-Guyana
For the Amerindinan village, see Orinduik
Orinduik Falls in September 2007

The Orinduik Falls lie on the Ireng River, a highland river that thunders over steps and terraces of red jasper on the border of Guyana and Brazil before merging with the Takutu River and into Brazil to join the Amazon River.

The falls are situated amid the rolling, grass-covered hills of the Pakaraima Mountains. Orinduik Falls is a wide, multi-tiered series of cascades making it an ideal waterfall for swimming. Waterfall is approximately 25 m tall and more than 150 m wide.[1]

There are other waterfalls on Ireng River, including the approximately 100 m tall Kurutuik Falls located more than 40 km to the north, but due to hard accessibility these falls are rarely visited.[2]

The area is inhabited by Macushi and Patamona people, and there are a few villages in the vicinity of the falls.[3]

Etimology

Orin is a type of aquatic plant found in this river, which is harvested, dried and chewed like tobacco by the Amerindians of the region, whereas duik means falls (both words in Patamona language).[4][5]

Tourism

Orinduik Falls is one of the main tourist attractions in Guyana.[6] The falls lie at the edge of the Pakaraima Mountains. There are frequent flights from Ogle Airport and Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Georgetown and most tours are combined with Kaieteur Falls. The Ministry of Tourism facilitates an annual safari through Region 8 and 9 with the falls as a major point of interest.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Orinduik Falls - jasper falls". Wondermondo.
  2. ^ "Notes on the Expedition to the Headwaters of the Maú (Ireng) River, Roraima, Brazil" (PDF).
  3. ^ Barbosa, Reinaldo Reinaldo Imbrozio (2013). "Notes on an exploratory expedition to the headwaters of the Mau (Ireng) river, Northern Brazilian Amazon". Researchgate.net. Boletim do Museu Integrado de Roraima-MIRR. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  4. ^ BALKARAN, Lal. Encyclopaedia of the Guyanese Amerindians: including other South American native terms, issues, and events. LBA Publications, Scarborough, Ontario, 2007. 111 p. Retrieved 2023-12-03
  5. ^ Kaieteur and Orinduik – Guyana Energy Conference. Retrieved 2023-12-03
  6. ^ "Tourism and Ecotourism Development in Guyana: Issues and Challenges and the Critical Path Forward | Publications" (PDF). publications.iadb.org. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  7. ^ "2013 Pakaraima Safari was the largest yet". Stabroek News. 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  8. ^ "Tourism ministry plans a second safari in August". Stabroek News. 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2021-01-01.

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