[3] Makatau mountain, which is situated approximately 3 km outside Aishalton village, is one of Guyana's most well-known archaeological sites.

It is particularly well known for the numerous petroglyphs (known locally as "timehri") that are found on Makatau and on rock-formations in the surrounding area.

[6][7] In the 1970s, the Guyanese anthropologist, Denis Williams, undertook a detailed archaeological study of the area.

[6] Aishalton village is located in the Rupununi savannah lands in the South of Guyana, at an altitude of 187 metres.

[14] It serves over seven villages, with between 20 and 40 outpatients being treated on a daily basis, and approximately 20 patients admitted every month.

Aishalton Secondary School was established in 1999, and serves the six villages of the South sub-section of Region 9.

Prior to the introduction of internet, communications facilities in Aishalton were limited to radio as there is no telephone service in the village or the surrounding area.

[19] Every year, Aishalton takes part in the August Games—a sporting festival for the six villages of the South sub-section of Region 9, which was inaugurated in 1995.

[5] The production of parakari involves a complicated process with thirty different stages, and the use of a sophisticated fermentation technology.