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The Masai Tribe

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October 12th 2008
So after quite a heavy night getting to know each other we had a nice lie in and a good breakfast to cure our hangovers before going to the local Masai Cultural Centre. The cultural centre was really interesting and we learnt a lot about how the Masai live, how they construct their houses (both their permanent villages and their temporary shelters). Olly our guide was really enthusiastic about ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha

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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