In terms of architectural construction the Lions Gate is of post and lintel construction, two large monoliths capped with a huge lintel. It has a simple opening. Above the lintel the masonry forms a corbeled arch, the stones stacked and offset from one another forming the arch. The archâs relieving triangle transfers weight off of the lintel. In contrast the Ishtar Gate has
Malaria is a risk in French Guiana. Fill your malaria prescription before you leave and take enough with you for the entire length of your trip. Follow your doctorâs instructions for taking the pills; some need to be started before you leave.
The name Guyana is derived from Guiana, the original name for the region that formerly included Guyana (British Guiana), Suriname (Dutch Guiana), French Guiana, and parts of Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil.ith 215,000 square kilometres (83,000 sq mi), Guyana is the third-smallest country on mainland South America after Uruguay and Suriname. The region known as Guiana or Guyana comprised the large shield landmass north of the Amazon River and east of the Orinoco River known as the Land of many waters.