[6] The village of Hopetown, an early Chinese settlement, is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Santa Mission.

[7] Santa Mission was founded in 1858 by Alfred Patterson, a lumberjack who was looking for Wallaba trees (Eperua falcata).

[1] The economy of Santa Mission is based on tourism, craft making, and logging.

During the Dutch colonial era, the tree was used a navigation aid on the Demerara River.

[1] Arrowpoint Nature Resort operates a ferry service from Timehri (Cheddi Jagan International Airport) which makes a stop at Santa Mission.