Hosororo

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Hosororo is a community in the Barima-Waini region of northern Guyana, on the west bank of the Aruka River, {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the river's mouth, and three miles from Mabaruma.

It is known for its production of organic cocoa and is home to a nursery and propagation centre.{{Cite web|date=2008-06-12|title=Locations|url=http://www.agrinetguyana.org.gy/nari/locations/|access-date=2021-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612065500/http://www.agrinetguyana.org.gy/nari/locations/|archive-date=2008-06-12}}

The Arawak started to settle in the area about 3,500 years ago.{{cite web|url=https://guyanachronicle.com/2010/09/17/amerindian-tribes-of-guyana-2/|title=Amerindian Tribes of Guyana|website=Guyana Chronicle|access-date=19 August 2020}} The village known for its fertile soils, and is the earliest known site of cassava cultivation by Amerindians in Guyana.{{cite news|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2013/08/04/sunday/beyond-gt/hosororo/|title=Hosororo|website=Stabroek News|access-date=17 August 2020}} In 2016, Horosoro was joined with Mabaruma into a single town.{{cite news|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2016/03/10/opinion/letters/development-towns-goes-beyond-mere-speeches-promises/|title=The development of towns goes beyond mere speeches and promises|website=Stabroek News|access-date=22 August 2020}}

Aubrey Williams, the abstract expressionist painter, who was banished to Hosororo as a result of his activism for the sugar farmers, was inspired by the Amerindian art and culture he found here.{{cite web|url=https://www.artuk.org/discover/stories/crossing-boundaries-the-life-and-works-of-aubrey-williams|title=Crossing boundaries: the life and works of Aubrey Williams|website=Art UK|access-date=19 August 2020}}