"The thing is, Jonestown remains a tragic part of Guyana’s history, but it is also an event of global significance," said Roselyn Sewcharran, owner and founder of Wanderlust Adventures. "It offers critical lessons about cult psychology, manipulation and abuse of power."

Guyana is revisiting a dark history nearly half a century after Jim Jones and more than 900 of his followers died in the rural interior of the South American country.