In the American tropics the native Indians used the trunk to make canoes. In Guyana, the Silk Cotton tree is also known as the ‘Jumbie’ Tree. According to folklore, it is the most feared and ...

The past haunts the present in The Legend of the Silk Cotton Tree, Guyana’s signal dramatic ... It is set in the ancient county, Berbice, and tells the story of Elsa (Sonia Yarde), an expectant ...