Worth knowing
Guyana
Kaieteur Falls plunges 226 metres in a single unbroken drop, about twice the height of Victoria Falls. Few waterfalls anywhere combine such height with so much water.
Where its story happens
Kaieteur Falls, at 5.17°N, 59.48°W. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about Guyana
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the hard countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's Guyana, on the north coast of South America, between Venezuela and Suriname. See Guyana on a map.
- It is the only country in South America whose official language is English.
- It is on the mainland of South America, but its cricketers play for the West Indies.
- The brown sugar called demerara is named after one of its rivers.
- One of the world's most powerful waterfalls is hidden in its rainforest, about four times the height of Niagara.