Mother and Children

DAY 8 - Visit to Local Fishing Village

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June 30th 2011
One of the highlights of the entire trip was taking a short boat ride to a small fishing village.<span><span><span> Unchanged for hundreds of years, they had only recently begun receiving visitors from Lupita Island.<span> They were very friendly, especially the children, who immediately swarmed us. <span> Begging for money?<span> No! <span> They were fasc ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » West

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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