Kurupukari
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GuyanaKurupukari | |
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  Kurupukari Location in Guyana | |
| Coordinates: 4°40′19″N 58°40′13″W / 4.67194°N 58.67028°W | |
| Country | Guyana |
| Region | Upper Demerara-Berbice |
| Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 244 |
Fairview (Kurupukari) is an Indigenous[2] settlement on the Essequibo River, in the Upper Demerara-Berbice region of Guyana. It is the entry point to the Iwokrama Forest. Former president David A. Granger once referred to Iwokrama as the "green heart of Guyana."[3]
The demographics of the village include mostly Lokono, Macushi, Wapishana and more recently, Patamona people.[4]
The Linden-Lethem Road crosses the river here by a ferry.[5] Fairview on the west side of the Essequibo River, has an unpaved airstrip,[6][3] as well as a public health post, a primary and nursery school.[4]
Fairview village has a conservation area for Blue-and-yellow macaws.[7] The village also manages a Sustainable Use Area of the Iwokrama Forest.[8] A 1990-1997 baseline inventory of fauna in the Kurupukari area included specimens of amphibians and reptiles such as Smooth-sided toad, Map tree frog, White-lined leaf frog, Anolis fuscoauratus, and Erythrolamprus aesculapii.[9]
