The Camel Trophy was a vehicle-oriented competition held annually between 1980 and 2000, and best known for its use of Land Rover vehicles over challenging terrain.These gruelling tests of human endurance brought together teams from around the world in the hope of triumphing in some of the most treacherous off-road conditions imaginable. Teamwork and camaraderie were crucial. The competitive element came in a series of “Special Tasks,” such as winching and timed driving routes, in which the national teams competed against each other.
In the 1990’s, The Camel Trophy visited Guyana among other countries including Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Belize Honduras and Mexico. In Guyana, the perilous condition of what is now the developing Road to Brazil was one of their proving grounds, and for a leg of that expedition, the Trophy’s helicopter, vehicles and tents were safely accommodated at Yukuriba Falls, while the team roved between Yukuriba and Kurupukari and farther afield.
However, incredibly when we looked at a film documentation of the expedition, we were disappointed to see no visual images of Yukuriba Falls; nor was there any mention of the location that had hosted the expedition for a period of about six weeks. These pictures depict members of the Camel Trophy team dealing with the state of The Road To Brazil circa 1992.