Mahdia is a small community in the Potaro-Siparuni region of Guyana, located near the centre of the country at an altitude of 415 metres (1,362 ft). Commerce is centred on the area's gold and diamond mining operations.
Population: 4,200
Latitude: 5° 16' 0.01" N
Longitude: -59° 08' 60.00" W
Kaieteur Falls is a waterfall on the Potaro River in Kaieteur National Park, central Essequibo Territory, Guyana. It is 226 metres (741 ft) high when measured from its plunge over a sandstone and conglomerate cliff to the first break. It then flows …
Kaieteur National Park is a National Park located in the Potaro-Siparuni Region of Guyana. The Park's boundaries and purpose are defined in the Kaieteur National Park Act, and was created to preserve the natural scenery (including Kaieteur Falls), a…
The Potaro River is a river in Guyana in northern South America.
Kaieteur Airport (IATA: KAI, ICAO: SYKA) is an airport in the Potaro-Siparuni region and is a gateway to Kaieteur National Park as well as a shuttling outpost.
Mining, especially for gold, is the primary industry along the river. Pollution from extraction processes, including the use of missile dredges, has had a severe effect on the ecology of the river.