Lethem is a town in Guyana’s south, located in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo region.

[1] Lethem has several commercial establishments for shoes, bicycles, shirts and other items; they are especially frequented by Brazilians who usually take goods to Boa Vista, Manaus, Pacaraima and Santa Elena de Uairén.

Lethem is part of the Guyanese Rupununi savannah where there are many vaqueiros (as spoken in the Portuguese language), or cowboys, and ranches.

[3] The bridge links northern Brazil to the roads leading to the Atlantic coastal port of Georgetown, Guyana's capital, which is about 423 kilometers (263 miles) to the north.

There are also games, contests and entertainment, including a rope pull between vaqueros, and then vaqueras from Georgetown, competing with area Amerindians.

Lethem has an airport (IATA Code: LTM) that connects it to the capital, Georgetown with scheduled air service most weekdays.

Lethem lies on the Takutu River, which forms the border with Brazil, opposite the Brazilian town of Bonfim.

[citation needed] The population of Guyana is varied and includes the native Amerindian people who come from 9 original tribes in the savannahs.