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Georgetown

Georgetown is the largest city in and capital of Guyana. Georgetown is primarily the business and governmental seat of the country but its fascinating wooden colonial buildings also provide a different experience for tourists. Wikivoyage

Population 235,017 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Guyana

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Guyana

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

  • La Penitance Market

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    180 m from the centre

  • Stabroek Market

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    1.1 km from the centre

  • Hibiscus Craft Plaza

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    1.5 km from the centre

  • Bourda Market

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    1.5 km from the centre

  • Merriman's Mall

    No hours mapped

    1.6 km from the centre

  • Bourda Market

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    1.7 km from the centre

  • Mattai's - The Food Market

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    1.9 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 5 places to eat

Getting around

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