Fairview (Kurupukari) is an indigenous[2] settlement on the Essequibo River, in the Upper Demerara-Berbice region of Guyana.
"[3] The demographics of the village include mostly Arawak, Macushi, Wapishana and more recently, Patamona people.
[5] Fairview on the west side of the Essequibo River, has an unpaved airstrip,[6][3] as well as a public health post, a primary and nursery school.
[9] Amerindian settlement of the area goes back thousands of years, with evidence of pottery found in archeological digs.
The contemporary founding of the settlement was in 1925, by three siblings and their extended family; Miriam, Eunice, and Arthur Andries.