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Background: Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration by whites, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil war hindered the country's development. The ruling Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (FRELIMO) party formally abandoned Marxism in 1989, and a new constitution the following year provided for multiparty elections and a free market economy. A UN-negotiated peace agreement between FRELIMO and rebel Mozambique National Resistance (RENAMO) forces ended the fighting in 1992. In December 2004, Mozambique underwent a delicate transition as Joaquim CHISSANO stepped down after 18 years in office. His newly elected successor, Armando Emilio GUEBUZA, has promised to continue the sound economic policies that have encouraged foreign investment.

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By amyuyma
September 19th 2008

So I threw up on a whale shark

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If it’s one dive trip to be without my cameras, it had to be this one. The one where humpback whales swim up to your boat with their calves in tow. The one where bottleneck dolphins escort you through the waves to your dive sites. The one where loggerhead turtles and 8m long whale sharks laze on the water next to you during surface times. Diving in Mozambique is something special. On my first dive to Manta Reef we saw humpbacks, whale sharks, dolphins, turtles, mantas, and 2-meter long white-tip sharks. By the end of the day our boat no longer [View Full Entry]

By amyuyma
September 17th 2008

I think Bob Dylan is onto something

Africa » Mozambique » Southern » Inhambane

I like to spend some time in Mozambique The sunny sky is aqua blue And all the couples dancing cheek to cheek It's very nice to stay a week or two And maybe fall in love just me and you “Datz mah co-co-nuht!” The woman yells at Tony from two huts down. Tony looks down at the coconut on the table outside our hut and points. “Datz MINE!” she yells again. “Well, then take it,” Tony yells back. The woman briskly walks past us, muttering and hunched over, a string of surely bad wishes in Portugese, leaving her alleged coconut in [View Full Entry]

By DELFIN
June 23rd 2008

Germany - Canada - France: 101% YEBO!

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101% YEBO!

EN FRANCAIS PLUS BAS MORE PHOTOS HERE Understandably, Jen and I didn't sleep much that night. Caro took care of her nervousness with gin so she was fine, but still, waking up at 4.15am so we would be ready to be picked up at 5.00am was a challenge for the 3 of us. Unsurprisingly, the bus was about an hour late, but we were lucky not to be the last in being picked up and to have real seats, with head rest and all, what a luxury! As the sun was rising and we were driving away from the city into [View Full Entry]

By TravellingTandem
April 21st 2008

A Delayed Eloping {Darrell}

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Cottages on the lagoon

After celebrating the best day of our lives with the best people in the world, it was time to head out to celebrate or wedding on our own. The whole wedding along with all its picking wines, music and stressing about the weather was now behind us and it seemed like all of a sudden we were back at the airport with our backpacks on our backs again. When it came time for us to board our plane we huddled into the airport bus and bounded out over the tarmac. We passed the refuelling jumbos, we passed passengers queueing to board [View Full Entry]

By Graham P
March 17th 2008

10 beds in 10 nights...

Africa » Mozambique » Southern » Inhambane

Bom Dia!! Quite a crazy last week or so, and I thought I would let everyone at home know about it. After a night in Blantyre, Malawi, we took off for the country of Mozambique. After a 3 hour minibus ride, we had a reasonably problem free border crossing. The main difference with Mozambique is that we were leaving an English speaking country and entering a country where Portuguese is the ONLY language they speak, especially away from touristy areas. Will and I also have the unfortunate habit of entering countries without any money, and it was a habit we didnt [View Full Entry]

By le_flow
October 7th 2007

24 hours

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Girl Power
Women fishermen, using small funnels in the swamp to catch kapenta.

00 :12. The sound of a dentist’s drill penetrating my temple wakes me up. Covered in sweat I sigh, it's just a dream. It’s not a dentist’s drill; there are mosquitoes in the tent. A wild hunt begins and ends in handclapping, then silence. 02 :23. Something has awoken the dogs. Loud barking ricochet in the distance as every dog in the village joins the cacophony. A dog yelps as his owner gives him a kick. Then silence. 03 :51. The roosters begin. It’s still long before sunset but these puffed-up poultry must be from a different time-zone. The volume and [View Full Entry]

The neck-breaking art of vegetarian chicken soup

By Chris Anto
January 5th 2007

Mazambique

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On the bus from Nelspruit to Maputo
FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO MOZAMBIQUE

They say you should save the best for last, and that was the intention with Mozambique. The promise of beautiful sandy beaches, warm water, great seafood, and even better diving. Well, I can gladly say, we weren't disappointed! We started in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. The change from being in South Africa was huge, and it felt like the real Africa again, only with another small hurdle... they speak Portuguise! Luckily Anto's Spanish helped us out. So after setting up our tent at the hostel, we found out about the 'must do' fish market that everyone raves about, and we [View Full Entry]

The heat is overwhelming and the water is scarce.

Apart from being lying on the sand, playing with the ball seems to be the one activity to do. They play all day and every day and they love foreigners in the game.

By Isa in Africa
November 16th 2006

Life is a Beach in Inhambane, Mozambique

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Me and 2,000,000 palm trees in Inhambane, Mozambique

Bonjour a tous, Comme je vous l"indique dans le blog precedent je suis en Zambie depuis 3 jours et je peux enfin mettre plusieurs photos sur mon blog. La j"ai selectione des photos de Inhambane au Mozambique. C'est un endroit superbe le long de la cote (ocean Indien) a 8 heures de route de la capitale. La route etait pleine de trous, de sable, de camions, bref on est arrives sur cette immense plage et on etait bien heureux. On a passe 3 jours tres relax sur cette plage, helas le vent ne nous a pas permis d'aller faire de la [View Full Entry]

My beach bungalow in Inhambane, Mozambique

Warm, clear Indian Ocean, Inhambane, Mozambique

By Willski
June 12th 2006

Earthquakes, Cyclones and Malaria

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Mosque in Maputo City Centre

Ok, so I know that once again it has been too long since I last wrote to let you all know what has been happening in my travels. This is going to be along one so go get a cup of tea…(or read it in parts) Last you heard I had left Cape Town, for a short holiday in Mozambique before I was heading to the Philippines…well as you all know by now I am still in Mozambique, what was meant to be a short 10 day holiday has now turned into a 7 month stay, will end up being a [View Full Entry]

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