Orealla
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Orealla (or Orealla Mission) is an Indigenous community in the East Berbice-Corentyne Region of Guyana, on the Courantyne River, approximately Script error: No such module "convert". south of Crabwood Creek and Script error: No such module "convert". north of Epira, located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates"., altitude 11 metres. Script error: No such module "convert". south-east on the other side of the Courantyne River lies the Surinamese village of Apoera. Orealla is an indigenous village.[1]
The village can only be reached by boat or plane. The population is mainly active in subsistence agriculture and logging.[2]
Orealla has a contract with the Barama Company, a logging company.[3]
Small ocean-going vessels are able to navigate the Courantyne River for about 70 km, to the first rapids at Orealla.[4]
Cultural references
Guyanese novelist Roy Heath wrote a 1984 novel entitled Orealla, featuring a Macusi Indian from the village.[5] Clark Accord wrote the novel Between Apoera and Oreala, which was published in 2005.[6]