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The Essequibo River and Falls of the Potaro in Guyana
The Essequibo River rises in the Acaroi mountains and traverses 600 miles to its broad estuary, with the Potaro Falls plunging 741 feet in a sandstone tableau. The river forms a barrier near Barfica, broad over four miles, widening downstream. The article notes dramatic cataracts, flood and dry season widths, and calls the valley of the Polaks fairyland, as cited in MacMillan's Magazine.
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Essequiba
Essequibo
Barfica
Easequibo
Acaroi Mountains
Equator
Parties Point
Third
Polaks
Fairyland
Rivine
MacMillan