LEGUAN is a small island in the Essequibo River constituting primarily a rice farming and cattle rearing community, and is home to approximately 4,000 persons.

Independent speed boat taxis service the island regularly from the Parika Stelling.

The Leguan Ferry Stelling.

To the left of the Leguan Post Office is the police station.

Authorities recently strengthened the sea defence at the front of the island.

Leguan’s occupants also engage in other forms of employment, as in government administration, teaching, health care work and policing.

The primary mode of transportation on the island is the pedal cycle, but many persons own motor cycles. A small group of people also have cars; and there are taxis, buses, and horse-drawn carts.

The St. Peter’s Anglican Church has been in existence since 1855.

Leguan is primarily a rice farming and cattle-rearing community.

An elderly woman at La Bagatelle strives to keep her surroundings clean. This represents quite a common scene on the island.

The guest house on Leguan Island is located just off the stelling.

Leguan has five primary schools and one secondary school.
The people are generally warm and friendly, and are some of the most hospitable to be found anywhere.

These pictures tell a tale of life on Leguan Island: