Published: 15th of November, 2026 by Patrick Carpen
Last updated: November 15, 2026 at 5:58 amParadise is a small village on the Essequibo Coast in Region 2, Pomeroon-Supenaam, in the county of Essequibo. It lies north of Walton Hall and south of The Jib, along the coastal road between Anna Regina and Charity. Its approximate village-area coordinates are 7.33482° N, 58.48399° W. From Georgetown, travel by road to Parika, cross to Supenaam by ferry or passenger boat, then continue north through Anna Regina and Walton Hall.
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A small place with journeys reaching far beyond it
A village can be small on a map and still be closely connected to places much farther away. Paradise offers a good example through the movement of food. Its story includes agriculture, trade and the journeys that carry coastal produce to customers elsewhere in Guyana.
In a 2021 report, vendors Azad and Nadira Khan described travelling from Paradise to sell goods along the Soesdyke–Linden route and towards Coomacka. They sourced much of their stock at the Anna Regina and Charity markets and crossed from the coast by ferry. Their work brought together buying, storage, transport and the relationships built with regular customers.
That documented example should not be read as a current timetable for their business. It does, however, reveal something important about a village economy: earning a living may involve a circuit of markets, roads and river crossings well beyond the place called home.
Getting to Paradise from Georgetown
The most straightforward regional approach is by road to Parika, across the Essequibo River to Supenaam, and north along the coast road. At Supenaam, ask for transport towards Anna Regina and Charity, explaining that you are stopping at Paradise after Walton Hall.
Check whether a minibus continues to your destination or whether you need to change at Anna Regina. A taxi can simplify the last part of the journey when you have a particular household or business to find. Give the driver a local landmark or your host’s directions as well as the village name.
Staying in Anna Regina makes it easier to spend time in several nearby communities. If returning to Georgetown that day, plan the southbound road journey and river crossing together. Departure times and transport availability need confirmation for the date of travel.
Farming and the importance of water
Rice cultivation is documented in Paradise, including in reporting on the difficult 2021 crop season. Those accounts place the village within the larger Essequibo rice landscape, where the results of a harvest depend on far more than the area planted.
The Ministry of Agriculture’s December 2024 report on the commissioned Andrews Pump Station identified parts of Paradise among the areas intended to benefit. The station serves a wider catchment, so its reported capacity and acreage should not be treated as figures belonging to Paradise alone.
For someone looking at the village for the first time, drainage and irrigation help explain the network of waterways around the fields. Water is necessary for cultivation, yet too much at the wrong time can damage a crop. Managing it is therefore a shared practical concern, linking neighbouring communities.
Homes and community development
Paradise has also been included in recent land-regularisation work on the Essequibo Coast. An official August 2026 update listed it among communities where that process had commenced. This is evidence of work underway, rather than confirmation that every resident’s land documentation has been resolved.
The subject adds another dimension to the village’s relationship with land. A plot can be a productive resource, the site of a family home and the object of a long administrative process. Understanding a community means making room for all three.
What a visitor can do
Paradise suits a visit centred on people and everyday coastal life. Meet a willing local host, support a village business or arrange to learn about farming and produce trading. These are opportunities to organise with residents, rather than established tours that can be assumed to run on demand.
A journey can continue north through The Jib and Exmouth, or south to Walton Hall and Devonshire Castle. Walton Hall adds agricultural and coastal-protection stories; Devonshire Castle offers a distinct labour-history memorial.
Ask locally about suitable public access before approaching the shore or entering agricultural land. A coastal location does not automatically mean a developed beach or a safe bathing place.
Paradise’s potential for visitors lies in making its connections visible: where food comes from, how it reaches a market and what it takes to maintain a home and livelihood on the coast. Its name may catch a traveller’s attention, but the most rewarding story is the working community behind it.
