The
map at right shows Lindo Creek, where the eight miners were found
dead and their bodies burned. It also shows the area’s proximity
to the sites referred to in stories on that and other recent
incidents involving an armed gang and the Joint Services.
The
green circle marks the Kwakwani junction, which is approximately a
mile and a half from the river crossing and where the UNAMCO road
begins. It also represents 0km on the UNAMCO road.
Kwakwani
is on the right bank of the Berbice River. The red circle marks
the UNAMCO checkpoint which is located at Itabru and is
approximately 68 km along the UNAMCO road.
The
Joint Services set up a camp
here following the Christmas Falls raid on June 6. The yellow
circle marks Lindo Creek, which is somewhere between 72 km and 76
km on the UNAMCO road.
Rambo
Camp (not shown on the map)
is located 72 km along the UNAMCO road. At 76 km on
the road there is a turnoff which leads in a south-western
direction and approximately one and a half miles of difficult
terrain along that turnoff is Leonard Arokium’s camp,
where the eight miners were slaughtered.
The
blue circle marks Christmas Falls, 91 km along the UNAMCO road. In
order to get to the falls, one must turn off the UNAMCO road and
journey for about four miles. Christmas Falls is at the Berbice
River which runs to the right of the UNAMCO road.