Annai, Guyana


Annai is a small village in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana, claimed by Venezuela as part of Bolívar state, who is localizated in the Guayana Esequiba.
Annai stands at an altitude of 95 metres, at the edge of the Rupununi savannah, where the cattle trail to the Atlantic coast begins. It is nestled in the foothills of the Pakaraima Mountains, and is close to the Rupununi River. Annai, considered to be the gateway to the Rupununi, is approximately 15 miles north of Karanambo and is by road from the nation's capital, Georgetown.
Much of the population of the area are members of the Macushi people. Annai is one of the northern-most Macushi Amerindian villages in the North Rupununi Savannahs.
Annai is home to the Rock View Ecotourism Resort, an old ranch built in the 1950s. Rock View is a good base for trips to the Iwokrama Canopy Walkway.
Annai's airstrip allows light planes to land.