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Mateus and Jorge

Our pals from Fatima's backpackers, where we stayed for much too long!
Reflections on Maputo

August 3rd 2005
Boy oh boy is the story different in Maputo than it is in DC. The policies that I have been forming opinions on just ain't the same once you get outside of the beltway, let along the continent. We spent ages in Maputo. A month to be exact. That makes two months and just over three hundred miles. We are not exactly zipping along. But it was worth it to sit in Maputo for a bit and soak up all that ... read more
Africa » Mozambique

Mozambican Flag 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
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