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Britain’s Telegraph newspaper has listed Guyana as the number one country to visit out of a list of 20 countries to visit this year.
“At a time when over tourism is becoming overbearing, remote, underrated Guyana is a rarity more precious than gold,” the article, based on the opinions of travels experts who were consulted, said.
It added that in a world so connected, it’s hard to imagine there are places still under the radar, “But Guyana, a tangled mass of pristine rainforest on South America’s north-eastern tip, is one of the few spots on scratch maps likely to have its shiny foil intact.”
It adds: “Four centuries after Walter Raleigh came here looking for the fabled lost city of El Dorado, prospectors have struck gold in the form of offshore oil. Extraction is due to start in 2020, potentially catapulting the continent’s only English-speaking country from rags to riches, but this stalwart of sustainability is determined to keep its true treasures safe.”
