Old and new

Vilankulo - Ihla, the long way!

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August 9th 2006
Not surprisingly, the ten of us walking through town to the bus stop in the early hours of a Vilankulo Sunday morning came across little resistance. The drunkard who stumbled crablike out of the Afro Bar shaped up more from the shock of seeing such a congregation of Estrangeiros rather than anything else, but his bravado came to a sudden end when he fell into a roadside ditch and promptly passed ... read more

Africa » Mozambique

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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