Beyond yellow

FYNBOS

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October 2nd 2007
FYNBOS “The Cape Fold Mountains, which lie at the southern tip of Africa, are home to the Cape Floral Region - one of only six Floral Kingdoms in the world. More than 9,000 different plant species grow naturally in this small area and nearly 70 per cent of them are found nowhere else in the world.” (“Fynbos” by Paterson-Jones and Manning) THE SIX FLORAL KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD [ ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more