Hosororo Explained

Official Name:Hosororo
Settlement Type:Village
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Pushpin Map:Guyana
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Guyana
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Guyana
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Barima-Waini
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:723
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:8.1667°N -107°W

Hosororo is a community in the Barima-Waini region of northern Guyana, on the west bank of the Aruka River, 10km (10miles) from the river's mouth, and three miles from Mabaruma.

It is known for its production of organic cocoa and is home to a nursery and propagation centre.[2]

The Arawak started to settle in the area about 3,500 years ago.[3] The village known for its fertile soils, and is the earliest known site of cassava cultivation by Amerindians in Guyana.[4] In 2016, Horosoro was joined with Mabaruma into a single town.[5]

Aubrey Williams, the abstract expressionist painter, who was banished to Hosororo as a result of his activism for the sugar farmers, was inspired by the Amerindian art and culture he found here.[6]

References

8.1667°N -107°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Population by Village. Statistics Guyana. 16 August 2020.
  2. Web site: 2008-06-12. Locations. 2021-01-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20080612065500/http://www.agrinetguyana.org.gy/nari/locations/. 2008-06-12.
  3. Web site: Amerindian Tribes of Guyana. Guyana Chronicle. 19 August 2020.
  4. News: Hosororo. Stabroek News. 17 August 2020.
  5. News: The development of towns goes beyond mere speeches and promises. Stabroek News. 22 August 2020.
  6. Web site: Crossing boundaries: the life and works of Aubrey Williams. Art UK. 19 August 2020.