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	Apistogramma staecki
		Cichlids: Apistogramma: Apistogramma rubrolineata Hein, Zarske and Zapata, 2002 Apistogramma rupununi Fowler, 1914 Apistogramma similis Staeck, 2003 Apistogramma staecki Koslowski, 1985...
		Apistogramma Regan, 1913 :: AQUATAB: Apistogramma rupununi Fowler, 1914.
		Akvariefisk.info: 1980 Apistogramma resticulosa Kullander, 1980 Apistogramma roraimae Kullander, 1980 Apistogramma rupununi Fowler, 1914 Apistogramma staecki Koslowski, 1985...
	www.specieslist.com /fish_species/A/Apistogramma_staecki.shtml (684 words)

	Rupununi Weavers Travel & Tourism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		The Rupununi savannahs encompass 5000 square miles of virtually untouched grasslands, swamp lands, rain forested mountains and are inhabited by some 15,000 Wapisiana, Macushi and Wai-Wai Amerindians.
		The Rupununi forms the South-western wilderness territory of Guyana, a Caribbean country situated on the North-eastern littoral of South America bordered by Venezuela, Brazil and Suriname.
		The Rupununi is a paradise for the eco-tourist.
	www.gol.net.gy /rweavers/tourism.html (355 words)

	7. The Rupununi Revolt
		At this meeting a plan was unfolded for capturing the main government outposts in the Rupununi with assistance from the Venezuelan authorities and declaring the establishment of a separatist state in cessation from the rest of Guyana.
		After the uprising was crushed, claims were made by numerous Guyanese, including some Rupununi Amerindians, that particularly in the northern savannahs the security forces had harassed, and even killed, a large number of Amerindians in putting down the revolt and in their subsequent "mopping up" operations which continued weeks after the revolt was over.
		Rupununi revolt reported to the UN As part of its diplomatic offensive, Guyana used the forum of the 24th session of the UN General Assembly to highlight the failed insurrection.
	www.guyana.org /features/postindependence/chapter7.html (4580 words)

	Rupununi River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		The Rupununi River is a river in southern Guyana, originating in the Kanuku Mountains.
		The Rupununi River drains into the Essequibo River but is also part of the Amazon River watershed.
		The Rupununi River is a last stronghold for the threatened Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rupununi_River (122 words)

	Ethnologue report for Guyana
		Dialects: Speakers claim it is not inherently intelligible with Skepi or Rupununi.
		Speakers of Rupununi, Berbice Creole Dutch, and Skepi Creole Dutch claim they are not inherently intelligible with each other.
		Speakers said it was not inherently intelligible with Berbice or Rupununi.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=Guyana (341 words)

	FIELD REPORT - JULY, 2000
		The Rupununi or 'White River' is so called from the chalky colour of its waters; it is the largest inland river in Guyana and the principal tributary of upper Essequibo river.
		The Rupununi river throws itself into the Essequibo and is one of the great rivers which never of itself reaches the ocean.
		Its southern and western boundaries are marked by the international frontier between Guyana and Brazil while the drainage divides between the Essequibo and Berbice rivers and the Essequibo and New rivers respectively form the eastern boundary.
	www.sdnp.org.gy /evergreen/may2002.htm (468 words)

	Best Caribbean Holidays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Rupununi: The Rupununi is a vast area of dry grasslands, with sparse trees, termite mounds and wooded hills in the Southwest of the country.
		The savannah is divided into the North and South Rupununi by the Kanuku Mountains; it is scattered with occasional Amerindian villages and a few large cattle ranches which date from the nineteenth century.
		The Kanukus are bisected by the Rupununi River, one of the primary tributaries of the Essequibo.
	www.bestcaribbeanholidays.com /index.pl/article?id=524757 (834 words)

	Rupununi savannah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Rupununi savannah is a savanna plain in Guyana located between the Rupununi River and the Brazilian border, in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo region.
		Owing to the savanna's remoteness from the rest of the country most trade is conducted with Brazil and most people speak Portuguese.
		In 1969 some ranchers started what has been referred to as the Rupununi Uprising.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rupununi_savannah (180 words)

	AFF Expeditions
		This is the true land of El Dorado, where the waters of the Essequibo River basin connect to the mighty Amazon basin during the floods of the rainy season.
		Recognized as the richest bio-diverse area in the World, the natural wealth of the Rupununi is not hidden, but is generously shared among all who choose to visit it.
		The Karanambo Lodge is ideally situated within the midst of all this wealth of sportfishing potential and tastefully blends in with the natural surroundings of the Rupununi River and its picturesque tributaries.
	www.amazonflyfishing.com /guyana.html (1165 words)

	Guyana Tourism Authority: Online
		As the rivers of Rupununi recede, gold and white sand beaches are exposed, and the pristine mountain waters provide the ideal settings for recreational activities such as swimming, canoeing, rafting, fishing and picnics.
		As the region undergoes a transformation during the rainy season, the river waters swell and areas of the Rupununi plains are nourished by floodwaters.
		Lethem is the administrative and cultural center of the Rupununi is Lethem which sits on the Brazilian border.
	www.guyana-tourism.com /rupununi.html (728 words)

	Antiquity, Project Gallery: Plew
		The presence of the fish trap petroglyph in the reserve is important since its distribution is known primarily from the rivers to the south.
		Its presence is indicative of the fisheries management strategy first described by Williams on the Kassikaityu River (1979b, 1985) in the south Rupununi savannah, where it has been argued that the use of fisheries glyph markers is associated with periods of Holocene desiccation.
		Importantly, recent investigations indicate similarities and differences in the material culture and chronology of the Iwokrama forest and the north Rupununi area with which it is most commonly associated.
	www.antiquity.ac.uk /ProjGall/plew/index.html (1248 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Despite their own awareness of the existing conditions of the Rupununi, they invited more objective opinions from people who were familiar with the Region and they made several visits to the Rupununi to have more first hand view on the matter.
		We gained the distinct impression that the CBR focus on disability which prevailed on the coast was not a priority for the residents of the Rupununi region.
		A representative group of Rupununi residents was responsible for formulating the idea of the promotion of CBR work through the creation of a team of three for each village.
	www.eenet.org.uk /parents/book/pierre.doc (4046 words)

	C-tax waived for Rupununi peanut farmers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		This was disclosed to peanut farmers at a recently concluded workshop on the development of the peanut industry in Region Nine.
		The workshop was organised by the Beacon Foundation, the Regional Democratic Council Region Nine and the North Rupununi Development Agricultural Producers Association, and was attended by over 80 farmers.
		He added that the Rupununi produced a high quality organically grown peanut since no fertilizer was used.
	www.landofsixpeoples.com /news301/ns303155.htm (377 words)

	The Rupununi Savannas of Guyana: A Visual Journey
		Rupununi Savannas of Guyana: A Visual Journey is a book for all readers with an interest in Guyana.
		The Rupununi is a continuation of the Brazilian savanna and resembles the La Gran Sabana in
		In the northern Rupununi area, the Macushis dwell while in the southern region can be found the Wapishanas, the Macushis’ one-time adversary although the two tribes live peacefully side by side and inter-marry.
	www.authorhouse.com /BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=33041 (911 words)

	Guyana Journal \| Rupununi Revolt
		The New Nation, the PNC weekly newspaper, on 27 August 1960, sensationalized a false and mischievous frontpage report in an attempt to scare Amerindians in the Rupununi which reported that the PPP government was taking over lands from the Amerindians in the Rupununi.
		The charge was made that the Government had something to hide; it was not telling the whole truth about the situation in the Rupununi – particularly with respect to the treatment of the Amerindians.
		Nearly two months after the Rupununi uprising, Prime Minister Burnham invited all Amerindian Touchaus (Chiefs) to Georgetown for a four-day conference, from the 28 February to 3 March 1969, ostensibly aimed at formulating a far-reaching program of Amerindian development.
	www.guyanajournal.com /rupununirevolt.html (4619 words)

	La insurrección de Rupununi - Monografias.com
		La Insurrección en Rupununi constituyó una buena oportunidad para Venezuela para realizar una efectiva lucha de nuestros intereses sobre el territorio que fue usurpado a nuestro país por el imperialismo de Inglaterra.
		Según Mora, todo el Rupununi en una extensión del tamaño del Estado Guárico estaba controlado por el movimiento hacia las 10 de la mañana de aquel día.
		De haber tenido éxito la revuelta en Rupununi, la persona seleccionada para gobernar dicho territorio, hubiera sido Harold Melville, que junto con los Hart, eran los principales jefes de la insurrección.
	www.monografias.com /trabajos/rupununi/rupununi.shtml (2317 words)

	Fly Fish Costa Rica - Guyana
		Here we fish the coastal rivers and the watershed of the Rupununi, part of the headwaters of the mighty Amazon river and share many of the same fish species found in other parts of the Amazon Basin.
		The Rupununi River is connected to the Amazon Basin by the flooded Pirara Creek, draining from the vast swamps of the Parima or Amaku Lake that are formed during the rainy season and afford easy access across this unique water bridge.
		As the water recedes after the rainy season, the remaining lakes and ponds that are part of the tributaries of the Rupununi River, hold valuable populations of numerous gamefish.
	www.flyfishcostarica.com /trips/trip12.html (410 words)

	Bioline International Official Site (site up-dated regularly)
		He had been sent man-biting simuliids by Melville from the upper branches of the Essequibo river (R) (the Rupununi and Siparuni R) and also examined specimens of two species from the same area in the Museum of the Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society of British Guiana in Georgetown.
		The collections by the third author, which have been the most comprehensive for the country, were made in the 1970s when the development of the Rupununi savanna for tourism was being contemplated.
		Collections were made in 1970 and 1975 in three savanna areas of the Rupununi District on the western border of Guyana with the state of Roraima Brazil (Map).
	www.bioline.org.br /request?oc04101 (10295 words)

	GINA \| GOVERNMENT INFORMATION AGENCY \| GUYANA
		Rupununi Day, which takes place annually around this time of the year, has been noted to be quite a spectacular event, not only for the residents of the Rupununi, Region Nine (Upper Takutu/ Upper Essequibo), but also for persons from various parts of Guyana, as well as tourists.
		According to Linda Khan, Vice-President of the Rupununi Chamber of Commerce, Rupununi Day was launched in the year 2000 by her late husband, Mohamed Khan, who was then the President of the Chamber of Commerce.
		The event was intended to be for one day only, and its purpose was to give residents of the Rupununi, the opportunity to showcase their produce, craft and other items, and also to enjoy themselves taking part in sporting and other activities.
	www.gina.gov.gy /archive/features/f031120.html (525 words)

	Rupununi Explorer
		The Rupununi is a vast area of grasslands with sparse trees, a few villages, termite mounds, gallery forest on the river banks and forested mountains in the southwest of the country.
		The savannah is divided into North and South Rupununi by the Kanuku Mountains and scattered with occasional Amerindian villages and few large cattle ranches.
		The Rupununi is an area rich in wildlife - you can spot Black Caiman sunning themselves in the river bank, Giant River Otters playing in the waters and Arapaima turning in the ponds.
	www.wilderness-explorers.com /rupununi_explorer.htm (438 words)

	Guyana - Great Green Guyana - 10-Day Tour by JOURNEYS International
		Guests at Karanambu Ranch are treated as friends rather than as clients, and the atmosphere is that of 'living as family' in a remote settlement on the banks of the Rupununi River.
		The lodge is located in the village of Ruperti in the North Rupununi Savannahs at the foothills of the Pakaraima Mountains, close to the border with the Iwokrama Forest.
		The Rupununi River, Pakaraima Mountains, the rain forest, as well as the Amerindian villages of Annai, Kwatamang, and Woweta can be found within a radius of only a few miles of Rock View Lodge and are easily accessible.
	www.journeys-intl.com /destinations/americas/guyana/551 (1130 words)

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		In Region 9 (Upper Essequibo-Upper Takutu), Rock View Lodge is nestled between the Amerindian villages of Annai and Rupertee in the North Rupununi Savannahs where the foothills of the Pakaraima mountain range is close to the Rupununi River and meet the tropical rain forest of Guyana, South America.
		The grounds are graciously landscaped with hundreds of palms, fruit and flower trees (and even small pet animals) to enhance the natural beauty of the rolling hills and savannahs.
		In the Rupununi Savannahs, the Kanuku Mountains divide the North Rupununi Savannahs from the South, while the Rupununi River divides the East Rupununi Savannahs from the West.
	www.sdnp.org.gy /evergreen/june2003.htm (446 words)

	www.burks.de :: Thema anzeigen - [Latinoblog 11] Guyana 2 - die Rebellion der Rancher
		On January 2, 1969, the police station at Lethem, the administrative center of the Rupununi District, was attacked by ranchers, mainly from the Hart and Melville families, who were armed with bazookas and automatic weapons.
		The Guyana Government declared the Rupununi restricted and murder charges were brought against fifty-seven persons, twenty-nine of whom obtained asylum in Venezuela or Brazil.
		Despite the massive decline of the industry following the Rupununi uprising in early 1969, it continues to exert a profound effect on their lives.
	www.burks.de /forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=8544 (1167 words)

	Steals & Deals: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		As it is explained, Rupununi is a river that winds through British Guyana, South America.
		Rupununi’s creator spent time working on his graduate thesis conducting a census centered around pink river dolphins the inhabited the Amazon Basin.
		Rupununi is five dining atmospheres all rolled into one location.
	www.dineonadime.net /index.php?page=/restaurants/index.html&location=&rest_id=2152&affiliate_id= (553 words)

	Alert Communications Ltd - Website and Multimedia Designs, Web Application Development, Hosting, Server Colocation and ...
		The first telephone connection arrived in the Rupununi as recently as 1998 and, according to some reports, bartering is still the commercial norm; since the fundamental concept of money is still not widely accepted by every tribe.
		The Rupununi Weavers’ Society was soon inundated with worldwide orders, selling more than 20 hammocks for as much as $1,000 apiece, a princely sum in the Rupununi region.
		In a swift counter-attack the regional leader, Muacir Baretto seized control of the Society by persuading the majority of weavers to elect him chairman – notwithstanding the fact that the Society was formed as a non-governmental entity with support from international aid organizations intent on keeping such operations separate from government..
	www.alert.com.mt /printpage.asp?p=197&l=1&i=128 (1790 words)

	Rainforest & Rupununi
		This experience combines the pristine beauty of the rainforest with the rugged landscape of the Rupununi savannahs.
		Karanambu is the home of Diane McTurk, who is well known for her work in rehabilitating orphaned Giant River Otters to the wild.
		A boat trip on the Rupununi River can reveal groups of Wild Giant River Otters, a multitude of bird species along the bank, and near to Annai a Jabiru nest.
	www.wilderness-explorers.com /r_r_exp.htm (357 words)

	Rupununi
		Overview: Rupununi, Inc. is the corporate umbrella for several separate endeavors owned and managed by Michael C...
		The Rupununi Savannahs in south-western Guyana, (South America) contain an extremely rich and.
		Fish were surveyed from five sites in the Rupununi Savannahs during April 2004...
	www.vacationguy.com /search.php?keywords=Rupununi (104 words)

	The Rupununi Savannah and its Ranches
		After lunch we’ll set out for the drive to the Rupununi and Rock View Lodge in Annai, its northernmost community.
		The Rupununi Savannah is to Guyana what the Gran Sabana is to Venezuela, an extensive area of grassland with termite mounds and scattered or riparian woodland.
		After establishing ourselves here we’ll travel eastward and pass several shallow ponds before reaching Towa Towan, a high, rounded outcrop of flened granite with a Jabiru nest near the summit and a small pond at the base with dense mucca mucca, a giant arum.
	www.wilderness-explorers.com /rupununi&ranches.htm (1694 words)

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