Burro-Burro River

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Burro-Burro River
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The Burro-Burro River is a river of Guyana.

It flows directly through the Iwokrama Forest, [1] and is an important water source for the Macushi [2] as well as used for ecotourism. [3] [4] It is protected for limited use of subsistence fishing, and the river is monitored for illegal fishing and hunting. [5] It is categorized as a black-water river, flanked by lowland tropical forest. [2]

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The river is the site of archaic petroglyphs, man-made depressions and chipping stations for manufacturing stone tools. [6]

Biodiversity

It is home to animals such as the Yellow-banded poison dart frog, [7] black caiman, [8] and capuchin monkeys. [9]

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