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Official language:
English
Other languages:
Arawak
Carib
Guyanese Creole
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- Guyanese food is distinctive and usually based on seafood
or creole dishes like pepperpot, a spicy stew cooked in
bitter cassava juice.
- Added to this are East Indian dishes such as curries
and roti.
- Chinese food is also common.
- Peas, rice, and bread are staples in the diet.
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- It is the only country in South America where English
is the official language.
- Guyana is notably famous for Kaieteur Falls, which is
situated on the Potaro River, where that river falls off
the Pakaraima Plateau. This is one of the highest waterfalls
in the world, being nearly five times as high as the Niagara
Falls in North America.
- The name Guyana is derived from an Amerindian word meaning
"land of many waters".
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