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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 daniela123
November 26th 2008

Schnorcheln mit Walhaien Africa » Mozambique

Dorf bei Vilankulo

Nach den eher kühleren Temperaturen in Simbabwe war die Hitze in Mosambik am Anfang ganz schön heftig. Aber immerhin waren wir ja am Meer, wo man sich ganz gut abkühlen konnte. Mosambik hat mir sehr gut gefallen und hat mich ein bisschen an die Tage auf Sansibar erinnert. In Vilankulo haben wir einen Tagesausflug mit dem Boot gemacht. Laut Lonely Planet soll der Bazaruto Archipel ein Paradies für Taucher und Schnorchler sein. Allerdings sind wir wohl nicht zur richtigen Insel gefahren und das Meerwasser war leider ziemlich trübe, daher war ich vom Schnorcheln etwas enttäuscht. Der Ausflug i [View Full Entry]

By Shons
October 26th 2008

Mozi - beaches, snorkelling and clubbing in Maputo Africa » Mozambique » Southern » Maputo

Relaxing on the beach

22 Oct - we leave South Africa and cross the border...eventually, into Mozambique. One of the more chaotic borders and as only Livie and I have visas, it's a long, hot wait while the rest of the guys get their visas and passports stamped. Interesting change in countryside. Poverty is instantly more apparent, scattered single storey houses, villages rather than towns and cities and more chaotic driving. We arrive at the campsite late afternoon to find 3 extremely cute collie dogs. I'm in my element playing with them, sooooo cute. Very windy night (and that's not due to the pap we [View Full Entry]

By oftat
October 25th 2008

Across the Zambezi - Day 11 Africa » Mozambique

Limbe Club

We were up early, none of us really looking forward to the bumpy ride ahead and, of course, the worry about fuel. When we got to the Malawi/Mozambique border at Mwanza we filled up our car with fuel to the maximum capacity before completing the simple procedures. Then on to the Mozambique side where again the formalities were relatively straightforward. We changed enough cash into Moz money, enough to fill our tanks again before we entered Zim. The one big feature was crossing the Zambezi River - it was huge! Like crossing of the Rhone at its widest. This was j [View Full Entry]

By Peripatetic_RPh
October 24th 2008

some more mozambique photos Africa » Mozambique

dhow

in malawi now. new phone number is 00265(country code) 5692755. c y'all soon. CHAPA (crammed minibus) ride. once again, they tried overcharging the mulungu (whites and foreigners in this case), myself and two new friends, laura and gael. we left maixai (sc) for vilanculos, mozambique. we paid 300 mets. i felt it was wrong and during a stop i asked locals and found out it should have been 175Mts. i told the conductor we were overcharged and know it. he said yes it is 175 Mts for ride and 100 for bags. don't know about his math but i still didn't [View Full Entry]

By Samumba
October 20th 2008

Ahhhh, Mozambique..... Africa » Mozambique

Vilankulos Beach

Ahhh, Mozambique.....what an amazing, gorgeous place. It was just what Lee and I needed after a steady three weeks of back to back weaving around Southern Africa as we got to lounge around on amazing beaches and finally relax. After planning for months to organise our visa in advance and travel there by public transport we were forced to change our plans at the last minute because of visa issues. All worked out for the best though as we discovered it's relatively cheap to hire a car in South Africa and drive it over the border. Thank God we did this [View Full Entry]

By Peripatetic_RPh
October 18th 2008

8 Years since last dive, NO WORRIES!!! Africa » Mozambique

OK, it had been 8 years since i last dove. no problem. I want to now go on a deep dive, a negative dive(where one rolls overboard and immediately decends-no surface equipment adjustment time nor familiarization time). The problem is that some of the companies want me to do a refresher dive and pay more for some BS certificate. Of course, i am uninterested in this. So i find a company that asks no questions, so that i don't have to tell no lies. At least, that is the way i remember it. So, i rock up to the dive shop [View Full Entry]

By pnltravels
October 16th 2008

Mozambique Here We Come! Africa » Mozambique » Central » Quelimane

Maputo City Hall

If you read the comments from the last blog, you will see that we made some omissions and errors. Personally, I think we weren't too far off on the parrot, at least it has a green back. We could have called it a purple-headed dove or something :). Thank you to John and Roger for setting us straight and hopefully they will continue to correct us on our bird mistakes. The biggest omission was the hippo! How could we forget about sitting on the back of a hippo! (Okay, not exactly sitting on it's back, but pretty close!). One of our [View Full Entry]

By Peripatetic_RPh
October 7th 2008

new cell # Africa » Mozambique » Southern » Maputo

i must be quick, i have 4 remaining minutes. i have a mozambique cell number for anyone wishing to speak to me while i am here. it is (00258) 829874034. the 00258 is the country code. it is a cell so it may be necessary to dial +258 instead of 00258, then my number? but i don't think so. it is much cheaper to call from the usa than it is to call to it. if it is cheap enough for you feel free to ring. chau ps. i will hopefully update blog soon!! [View Full Entry]

By amyuyma
September 19th 2008

So I threw up on a whale shark Africa » Mozambique » Southern » Inhambane

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]

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