When you look at the map of South America the huge profile of Brazil catches your attention. Much more now that it is in all the news on the occasion of the 2014 Soccer World Cup. But if you look up you find Venezuela and when this country ends there is the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the only country in South America where English is the official language.
The Dutch came here first, but for two centuries this small nation was an English colony. Its independence came in 1966, in the middle of the post-World War II decolonization process. Being an American country, its natural beauties are almost infinite, although it must be said that it is known for a beach, the Shell Beach.
La shell beach It is located on the Atlantic coast, in the Barima-Waini region, near the border with Venezuela. This beach is known and popular because it is the one chosen by the sea turtles to lay their eggs. And not just any turtle, there are eight species and there are four that choose this beach that extends more or less for 145 kilometers.
Of course the shell beach turtles They are protected by a special program that includes the participation of the native population of the area and also of the villagers of the beaches around them. The beach itself is made of small shells crushed by the sea and beyond the moment when the turtles arrive, it is a beach that allows you to swim, frolic in the sun and rest.
Sea turtles arrive every year between early spring and mid-summer. They climb up here, dig and build their nests to lay their eggs and return to the ocean. Some females can lay up to 120 eggs! The natural ecosystem of the beach also has some areas with mangroves, so monkeys, manatees and jaguars are added. The surrounding villages offer accommodation.
It is worth clarifying that Shell Beach it actually encompasses nine beaches that have other names used more by local people.