Bartica

[bahr-tee-kuh]

noun

1. a town in N Guyana, on the Essequibo River: river transportation center.

Example Sentences

In a squabble that goes back more than 100 years, Venezuela insists it is the rightful owner of everything west of the Essequibo, laying claim to nearly two-thirds of Guyana’s territory, including Bartica.

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BARTICA, Guyana — At a little tin-roofed beer joint on the west bank of the Essequibo River, Rawle Huggins relaxed on a wooden bench and considered his tiny country’s escalating border spat with its much bigger neighbor, Venezuela.

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Another was Troy Harper, a Bartica native who said he lived mostly in Brooklyn, which seemed unlikely until I told him my name and he responded, “You Jewish?”

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I ended up in Bartica at the suggestion of a woman at a tour operator when I balked at the high price tags of her company’s excursions.

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I decided on two compromise splurges: a boat tour from Bartica and a flight to Kaieteur Falls, the country’s most celebrated destination.

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