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23 September 2026

Deep inside the forests of Guyana, far from the country’s coastal towns, the land suddenly breaks open.

Water falls from a sandstone plateau in a single enormous drop.

This is Kaieteur Falls.

At about 226 metres, Kaieteur is one of the world’s great single-drop waterfalls. What makes it particularly striking is not only its height but its setting. There are no rows of hotels around it, no busy promenade and no city growing towards it.

The waterfall stands within the vast rainforest of Kaieteur National Park.

The forest around it is home to remarkable plants and animals, including the tiny golden rocket frog, which lives among the giant bromeliads growing on the plateau.

There is also something unusual about the way Kaieteur enters the imagination.

You do not first see a famous landmark and then discover the forest around it.

You travel through the forest and eventually encounter something far larger than you expected.

Perhaps that is why the waterfall has such a strong presence in Guyana’s identity.

It is not merely a beautiful place to visit.

It is a reminder of how much of the country remains wild, green and wonderfully difficult to describe in a photograph.

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Rajat Chandra Sarmah, Guwahati, Assam, India, Instagram @rajatchandrasarmah5, YouTube: conversewithasmile, email rajatchandrasarmah@gmail.com