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Annai is a town in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana, located at 3°57′0″N, 59°7′60″W, at an altitude of 95 metres (314 feet). Annai is located at the edge of the Rupununi savannah where the cattle trail to the Atlantic coast begins. It is approximately 15 miles north of Karanambo.

Much of the poulation of the area are members of the Macushi people.

Annai is home to the Rock View Ecotourism Resort, a graceful old ranch built in the 1950s. Rock View is a good base for trips to the Iwokrama Canopy Walkway.

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§ 2 Responses to “The town of Annai”

• Guy Marco says:

  October 12, 2008 at 2:19 pm

  Annai derived from Macushi word A’NAI (corn)

  vog: thanks for the info Guy
• Guy Marco says:

  December 29, 2008 at 1:46 pm

  Karanambo derived from the Macushi word for Caribs – Kalena yzami.
  (yzami is plural sound for all living things)

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