Karanambo

Ranch on the Rupununi River in southern Guyana; in Life on Air Attenborough stays with its pioneer host Tiny McTurk.

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Source	Author	Role	In one line
Life on Air	David Attenborough	journey waypoint	Attenborough stays with its pioneer host Tiny McTurk.

Life on Air — David Attenborough (2002)

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After a week or so at Lethem, we drove fifty miles north across the savannahs to Karanambo, to stay with one of the few Rupununi pioneers who was neither descended from, nor married to, a Melville.

• Role: journey waypoint
• In the book: At Karanambo, on the Rupununi River, Tiny McTurk’s thatched home with hammocks and verandas is the setting for an evening of stories, a walk to a swamp thick with roseate spoonbills and jabiru storks, and a lesson in bush tracking. Attenborough records his stories on tape.
• Why it matters: A vividly drawn stay: the place is characterised by its pioneer host, its fishing and its waterfowl lake.