Achiwib is a village in the
Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo
Upper Takutu-Upper Esequibo (Region 9) is a region of Guyana. Venezuela claims the territory as part of Bolívar (state) in Esequiban Guyana.
It borders the region of Potaro-Siparuni to the north, the region of East Berbice-Corentyne to the ea ...
Region of
Guyana
Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...
. Achiwib (alternate spellings: Achawib, Achiwuib) is an
Amerindian
The Indigenous peoples of the Americas are the inhabitants of the Americas before the arrival of the European settlers in the 15th century, and the ethnic groups who now identify themselves with those peoples.
Many Indigenous peoples of the A ...
community that borders Brazil, the main language spoken in the village is
Wapishana language.
Overview
Achiwib is named after
wild garlic which is plentiful around the settlement. The village was founded by Atorad and its sub-tribes.
Macushi and
Wapishana later joined the village. In 1842, Achiwib was visited by
Moritz Richard Schomburgk.
In 2017, the Government of Guyana partnered with the Brazilian Army to drill wells in the communities of Achiwib and Baishaidrun to provide access to potable water following the installation of distribution networks by GWI in collaboration with community members.
The major economic activity in the area is subsistence farming. The village is served by a health post. It has a nursery and a primary school, which also served the satellite village
of Baishaidrun (Bashaizon) until a school was built there in 2019. Projects for providing internet access and solar lights have been initiated since 2019.
Nearby villages include
Aishalton
Aishalton is an Amerindian village that is situated in the Rupununi savannah of southern Guyana, in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region (Region 9) of the country.
It is the administrative centre for the southern sub-district of Region 9. In 2 ...
,
which is the administrative center of the deep south area.
References
{{Settlements in Guyana
Indigenous villages in Guyana
Populated places in Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo