Is the rainforest calling your name? If you want to visit South
America, explore the Amazonian rainforest and follow in the
footsteps of famous explorers such as Sir Walter Raleigh and
David Attenborough, but the only words you know in Spanish are
"fiesta" and "siesta," Guyana is the destination for you. The
republic of Guyana has one of the largest unspoiled rainforests
in the world and a huge wealth of animal and plant diversity.
This small and sparsely populated South American country is the
only mainland English-speaking country on the continent. Guyana
was a British colony from 1841 to 1966, and still preserves its
colonial heritage. For instance, 90 percent of its population
speaks English and all drive on the left side of the road. Our
next exotic English-speaking destination does not only have
English as its official language, it is (surprisingly) one of
the top five countries in the world with the largest English-
speaking populations. Does it get more exotic than the Far East?
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