Two articles highlighting Guyana's natural tourism potential are being written by Canadian award-winning journalist, Larry Frolic for publication in two magazines in his homeland.

Frolic told a news conference held in the boardroom of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) last Thursday that his two-week exploration here was a definite boost for Guyana's tourism.

He is doing a 1,000-word article for the National Post and a 4,000-word feature for the Outpost underscoring the theme: 'The teeth of Guyana's jungle bite softly, but deep', according to a press release from the Government Information Agency (GINA).

Deadline for submission of the articles is March 15 and publication date is set for April, GINA said. The magazines have a total of some 175,000 subscribers. Frolic was accompanied by freelance photographer Donald Weber who has won several awards for his work. Weber said he was so intrigued by Guyana's rich and diverse landscape that he took 5,527 digital pictures, both day and night shots.

And Frolic has hailed the trip as an awareness-building occasion that will showcase Guyana's natural and adventure sites, GINA stated. He posited that Guyana will become an eco-tourism destination because of its strategic location, natural beauty and English-speaking people.

Sponsorship for the visit came from the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) and the GTA.

The team arrived here on January 30 and made several visits to resorts and the hinterland region. Visits were made around Georgetown, North Rupununi, the Demerara and Essequibo Rivers and Iwokrama. The award-winning writer disclosed that he was inspired to visit and highlight Guyana because of comments by overseas-based Guyanese about this country's wondrous beauty, GINA added.