Mainstay Lake
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Mainstay Lake is a lake in the Pomeroon-Supenaam
Region of Guyana
, near the Atlantic coast, northwest of the mouth of the Essequibo River
, 19 km north of Adventure
. There is a half-mile stretch of white sand at the edge of the lake.
A resort has been built next to the lake, a forty-five minute journey by car inland from Anna Regina
, or through the resort on a twenty-minute flight from Georgetown to the resort’s airstrip.
Mainstay Lake hosts an annual regatta
.
Whyaka is a thirteen square-mile Amerindian community where mostly Arawaks live. Arawaks were the first to inhabit the Mainstay area. They called it ‘Quacabuka’ meaning ‘in-between'.
Pomeroon-Supenaam
Pomeroon-Supenaam is a region in Guyana, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara to the east, the region of Cuyuni-Mazaruni to the south and the region of Barima-Waini to the west...
Region of Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
, near the Atlantic coast, northwest of the mouth of the Essequibo River
Essequibo River
The Esequibo River is the largest river in Guyana, and the largest river between the Orinoco and Amazon. Rising in the Acarai Mountains near the Brazil-Guyana border, the Essequibo flows to the north for 1,010 km through forest and savanna into the Atlantic Ocean.-Geography:There are countless...
, 19 km north of Adventure
Adventure, Guyana
Adventure is a village located in the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region of Guyana, on the Atlantic coast, at sea level, 1 mile south of Onderneeming. It is a riverain settlement at the mouth of the Essequibo River, and is linked to Wakenaam and Parika by the terminal of ferry service...
. There is a half-mile stretch of white sand at the edge of the lake.
A resort has been built next to the lake, a forty-five minute journey by car inland from Anna Regina
Anna Regina
Anna Regina is the capital of the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region of Guyana. It stands on the Atlantic coast, northwest of the mouth of the Essequibo River, 19 km north of Adventure. Anna Regina was established as a town in 1970. Its population was 12,448 in 2002....
, or through the resort on a twenty-minute flight from Georgetown to the resort’s airstrip.
Mainstay Lake hosts an annual regatta
Regatta
A regatta is a series of boat races. The term typically describes racing events of rowed or sailed water craft, although some powerboat race series are also called regattas...
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Whyaka is a thirteen square-mile Amerindian community where mostly Arawaks live. Arawaks were the first to inhabit the Mainstay area. They called it ‘Quacabuka’ meaning ‘in-between'.