Anyway the North coast of the country faces the Atlantic Ocean. Much of the land was reclaimed from marshland and coverted to agricultural land when indentured workers were given their own plots of land. This land is extremely fertile, and is where much of Guyana's agriculture takes place.

The Dutch built a sea wall that extends for much of the agricultural land. This ranges from a solid stone wall to thick bushes of Courida trees.

As well as keeping the Ocean out, the Dutch devised a system for being able to get rid of water. This involves the trenches that criss-cross the cities. During rainy periods they fill up with water. At low-tide, the koka's in the sea wall are opened to let the rainwater out. During non-rainy periods the trenches get filled up with litter though which can cause the system to clog. Citiziens of Guyana - be more civic minded with your litter! In addition they serve as breeding grounds for fish that people try and catch to eat, and mosqiutos, that try and catch people to eat.