Tofo wildlife

Backpack stingers and police chases!

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July 20th 2006
Our taxi driver warned us that the porters who were about to swamp the vehicle and fight eachother for the right to carry our bags the 20 yards or so to the bus were actually harmless and that we had nothing to worry about. He could have told us ten times, but the sight of half a dozen guys running off with our packs at 5am was always going to be alarming. They lined our bags up neatly near the ti ... read more

Africa » Mozambique » Southern » Tofo

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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 ... ... read more