Native Banana Tree

The native banana trees have a huge flower but bear no fruit. Fruit bearing bananas, which are much more common, originated in Asia.


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Tanzanian  Flag Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... [read more]
Blog: Hiking in Loshoto
Date: February 15th 2006

Hiking Around Lushoto - Wednesday, 2-15-06

I partially woke up the next morning at about 5:00 Am when the roosters began to crow, then other birds began to sing and whistle. This was followed at about 5:30 by the imam groaning his call to prayer over loudspeakers installed in the minarets a few blocks away. About 6:00 AM the church bell began ringing the faithful to mass. Soon the warbli ... read more







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