Cover photo: Imbotero, identified in DPI’s July 2025 mangrove-conservation report. Department of Public Information.
Imbotero is a riverine community in Region 1’s Mabaruma sub-district, within the Barima Mora Passage. Its waterways and surrounding mangroves place it in a landscape where conservation is closely connected with everyday livelihoods.
People and the mangrove landscape
A July 2025 DPI report described conservation work in the Barima Mora Passage involving the Guyana Marine Conservation Society. Young women were learning drone skills for monitoring mangroves, while community enterprises included processing locally grown wiri wiri peppers. The report specifically identified women in Imbotero participating in pepper production.
The Imbotero Research Centre locates itself on Imbotero Creek. Its location information describes access through the Mabaruma and Kumaka area, illustrating the importance of both roads and boats in reaching the community. Exact travel arrangements should always be checked locally.
Sharing community knowledge
In August 2026, reporting from Warapoka described an exchange in which Imbotero visitors learned about community tourism. Such exchanges connect conservation and livelihoods with the experience of other Indigenous communities. They do not, on their own, confirm that particular accommodation or tours are operating.
Read the Warapoka profile for the other side of that exchange, or explore the regional and county directories below to place Imbotero within Guyana’s wider North West.
Explore nearby and related places
- Warapoka: River Life and Community Tourism in Region 1
- Santa Rosa: Community Life in Moruca, Region 1
- Region 1 community directory
- Essequibo county directory
Sources and further reading
- Young Women Trained To Use Drones To Protect Mangroves
- Health Centres For Aruka Mouth Imbotero
- Location
- Warapoka Leading Tourism In Region One
