Goma
You can see how much lava poured through. The road would originally be three meters under this.
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Established as a Belgian colony in 1908, the Republic of the Congo gained its independence in 1960, but its early years were marred by political and social instability. Col. Joseph MOBUTU seized power and declared himself president in a November 1965... [read more]
Established as a Belgian colony in 1908, the Republic of the Congo gained its independence in 1960, but its early years were marred by political and social instability. Col. Joseph MOBUTU seized power and declared himself president in a November 1965... [read more] Blog: City Of Lava
Date: January 15th 2007
We walk across, the mini bus we were in seems to of disappeared - but we still haven’t paid - obviously the driver couldn’t be bothered with the two mzungu’s who were taking so much time at immigration. We hand over our thirty-five US dollars, request tourist visas and a very faint stamp is stuck in our passports stating eight days in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I say something lik ... read more
Date: January 15th 2007
We walk across, the mini bus we were in seems to of disappeared - but we still haven’t paid - obviously the driver couldn’t be bothered with the two mzungu’s who were taking so much time at immigration. We hand over our thirty-five US dollars, request tourist visas and a very faint stamp is stuck in our passports stating eight days in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I say something lik ... read more
