The fishing boats of Guyana are distinctive for their triangular main sails, eye catching whether the fleets are at rest along the famous Sea Wall as we see them here, or out at sea when Guyanese fishermen ply the Atlantic coastal waters for shrimp and 'Banga Mary'. Over the years the Guyanese boatmen have mastered the tide, developing and passing on skills to maneuver their craft in the shallow ochre-coloured waters.
The Sea Wall itself is a marvel of protective engineering as it stretches the virtual length of the Guyana coastline, literally keeping the ocean at bay to prevent flooding of the below-sea-level elevation of the Guyana landmass. The Wall is interrupted occasionally by the tall columns of a sluice gate, or 'koker' as it is called locally.
