It has long been said that using a spell called “bena” the indigenous peoples can trap a man or a woman or accomplish other purposes. In this second episode of the series called GUYANA, the News Room’s Neil Marks travels to Karasabai in the South Pakaraimas to investigate this mysterious practice and is shown a mountain called Bena, where it is said you can find all the herbs used in the practice. Why, Karasabai itself is steeped in mystery! The village is named for a rock resembling a treasure chest; the story is that the chest was magically transformed into stone by Macunaima, a legendary spirit of the indigenous people. Later, we travel up the Ireng River on the border with Brazil to find the sun parakeets, an endangered species of parrots only found in this part of the world. The people of Karasabai are fiercely protective of them sun parakeets, keeping them safe from poachers.