Guyana is one of the most under-the-radar countries in the Americas. It’s also one of the most culturally sophisticated. It identifies more with the Caribbean, though its geography is firmly on the South American continent. It’s the lone country on the continent with English as its official language. Perhaps its refusal to fit cleanly into categories is why it gets overlooked so often.
Still, a country that multifaceted is going to have a lot you can learn from it. And while my time in the country was short, here are some things I kept from it.