Running up the mountain!

Eastern at Mount Elgon

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March 26th 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Our dear family and friends, How was your Eastern weekend? I hope you had a good time! Our weekend was excellent. We have been to Mount Elgon national park last weekend. Mount Elgon is a sleeping volcano of 4321 meter high on the border of Uganda with Kenya. The volcano and some surrounding mountains with their craters and slopes are called out a national park. ... read more

Africa » Uganda » Central Region » Kampala

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Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,0... ... read more