Published: 15th of November, 2026 by Patrick Carpen
Last updated: November 15, 2026 at 4:27 amCharity is a busy riverside settlement on the right bank of the Pomeroon River, at the northern end of the main Essequibo Coast road in Region 2, Pomeroon-Supenaam. It belongs to Essequibo County and lies northwest of Anna Regina. For a visitor travelling from Georgetown, the usual approach is by road to Parika, across the Essequibo River to Supenaam by ferry or speedboat, and then north along the coast by taxi, minibus or other arranged road transport.
Find your bearings: Charity’s central area is approximately 7.3960° north, 58.5974° west. Open Charity on Google Maps. This pin identifies the settlement area; confirm the particular landing with your boat operator.
Where the coast meets the river
Charity makes sense when you think of it as a meeting place between two transport systems. Along the coast, people and goods arrive by road. From the Pomeroon, they arrive by water. The waterfront brings those journeys together, connecting river farmers and families with shops, transport and markets on the wider coast.
That practical role gives Charity much of its character. A landing is more than a place to board a boat: it is part of the chain that carries a harvest to a buyer and supplies back to a household. For visitors interested in how Guyana works beyond the capital, this everyday exchange can be as revealing as a formal sightseeing stop.
Getting to Charity and travelling onward
From Georgetown, arrange the road journey to Parika with enough time for your chosen crossing. At Parika, establish whether you are travelling as a foot passenger by speedboat or using the ferry service to Supenaam. A journey involving a vehicle requires separate planning with the ferry operator. From Supenaam, the coastal road continues through communities including Queenstown and Anna Regina before reaching Charity.
Check departure times, fares, baggage arrangements and the return connection before setting out. The different legs are separate services, so one arrival does not guarantee the next departure. If you intend to continue along the Pomeroon, agree on the destination, landing, price and return arrangements with a suitable boat operator. A river outing and an onward journey involving the open coast are different undertakings; explain precisely where you want to go.
A market with a river hinterland
Monday is Charity’s established market day. It is a useful time to encounter the settlement in its trading role, with produce and other goods drawing people from the Essequibo Coast and Pomeroon. Allow time to browse rather than treating the market merely as a stop between vehicles. Ask what is locally grown, look for seasonal produce, and buy from the people whose work gives the market its purpose.
Farming in the surrounding Pomeroon helps sustain this commerce. Coconuts, citrus and plantains are among the crops associated with the river’s agricultural economy. Charity’s importance lies partly in bringing that production within reach of transport and buyers. Boat services, loading and unloading, retailing and other small businesses all fit into this relationship between settlement and countryside.
Processing adds another dimension. In September 2023, an agro-processing facility was commissioned at Charity with equipment for cassareep, sauces and seasonings, along with solar drying facilities. Such investment points towards keeping more of a crop’s value close to the communities that grow it. The facility is a working enterprise, however, and should not be assumed to offer public tours.
What visitors can experience
Begin with the market and waterfront, keeping clear of loading areas and asking before photographing people at work. A meal or a purchase from a local vendor offers a simple way to participate in the settlement’s economy. Charity is particularly rewarding for travellers who enjoy observing ordinary places closely: the connections between food, water transport and community life are visible here.
A prearranged Pomeroon boat trip can extend that understanding beyond the roadside. Choose a named destination and a host who has agreed to receive you, rather than assuming that every riverside home or farm is a visitor attraction. Farm visits, food experiences and guided river journeys offer possibilities for tourism, but their availability depends on the people providing them.
Charity also works as part of a broader Essequibo Coast itinerary. Anna Regina and the coast’s lake communities require their own stops and, in some cases, inland transfers; they are not attractions within Charity itself. Give each place enough time, and avoid packing a river excursion into a day whose return transport is already tight.
A place shaped by movement
Waterfront development remains part of Charity’s story. Government reports in 2026 described work on a new multipurpose wharf intended to improve passenger access and the handling of agricultural produce. Those reports describe a project, not a guarantee that every planned facility is already open. Ask locally which landing is operating when you travel.
The most useful way to approach Charity is with curiosity about its connections. Follow the road to the river and you reach a place where the Essequibo Coast opens into the Pomeroon’s wider world of farms, homes and waterways. Stay long enough to notice those connections, and Charity becomes much more than a transfer point.
