Cultural Places in Guyana from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap volunteers have mapped cultural and historic places across Guyana. The data includes museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites tagged via `tourism`, `amenity`, `historic`, or `heritage` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Map cultural heritage sites for protection based on the described `historic` and `heritage` tags.
• Analyze the distribution of tourism amenities like museums and galleries based on the `tourism` and `amenity` tags.
• Plan tourism routes and infrastructure based on the locations of theatres and places of worship.
• Cross-reference field knowledge with volunteer-mapped data for cultural resource inventories.

Strengths

• Covers multiple cultural place types including museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites.
• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is 2026-05-14.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 15:57:53.820550

Geography

Guyana