Supenaam is a port village located in the

Pomeroon-Supenaam Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region 2) is a region of Guyana. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara to the east, the region of Cuyuni-Mazaruni to the south and the region of Barima-Waini to the west. Po ...

region of

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. Supenaam is home to the ferry across the

Essequibo River The Essequibo River (; originally called by Alonso de Ojeda; ) is the largest river in Guyana, and the largest river between the Orinoco and Amazon River, Amazon. Rising in the Acarai Mountains near the Brazil–Guyana border, the Essequibo flows ...

Parika Parika is a port village located in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region of Guyana Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indi ...

. The ferry is the main link between the western half of Guyana and the eastern half.

Overview

Supenaam used to be an agricultural community dominated by sugar estates. During the Dutch colonial era, it served as the access point to Fort Island. The , a tributary of the Essequibo, is mainly used for

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and home to several sawmills. In 1978, a

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service to Parika was initiated which boosted the economy of the village. The regular ferry used to depart from

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. In May 2010, a new ''stelling'' (harbour) was opened in Supenaam to serve as the new point of departure for the ferry. Several days later, the ramp collapsed under the weight of the vehicles. The Essequibo Coast Road connects Supenaam with

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on the Pomeroon River. The road was paved in 1998. Supenaam has developed into a busy port, however for secondary education and health care, it is still depended on neighbouring

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References

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* Populated places in Pomeroon-Supenaam {{Guyana-geo-stub