Regional Geography
Grasslands and Plateaus of Venezuela and Guiana
L. Dudley Stamp, D.Sc.
In the first broadcast of the term, you will remember, Dr Stamp took you to the West Indies and showed you, amongst other places, the island of Trinidad. Today he is to take you back there. You will sail with him in imagination through the 'Serpent's Mouth', the narrow strait connecting the island with the north-east coast of South America. You will arrive at Georgetown, capital of British Guiana, and explore this country—originally colonised by the Dutch, as is indicated by the canals everywhere. He will show you the rice fields and sugar fields and many other interesting things. Then you will make a second trip with him, again from Trinidad; this time he will show you something of Venezuela, taking you with him up the steep road from La Guiara harbour to Caracas, the capital, high up in the mountains.