Timehri

Timehri

Timehri is a town in Guyana located 41 kilometers to the south of the nation's capital Georgetown. The name "Timehri" is an Amerindian word meaning "paintings and drawings on the rock" [ [http://jagan.org/remembering13.htm Remembering Cheddi Jagan ] ]

It contains the Cheddi Jagan International Airport which is a gateway to the country. It is also home to the South Dakota Circuit where numerous international competitors meet and participate in motor racing events each year [http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/sdakota.html, http://www.gdecarli.it/php/circuit.php?var1=2619&var2=2]

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