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Gorillas (big and small)

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December 15th 2007
Most people apparently have to trek for hours to see the gorillas in the Parc National des Volcans. They come back with tales of slogging uphill through ankle deep mud and stinging bushes. But when my sister and I visited, the gorillas were out visiting their relatives in town. After just 15 minutes of walking from the cars, we came across the "thirteen" group of gorillas in the terraced fields ... read more

Africa » Rwanda » Province du Nord » Parc National des Volcans

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In 1959, three years before independence from Belgium, the majority ethnic group, the Hutus, overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Over the next several years, thousands of Tutsis were killed, and some 150,000 driven into exile in neighboring countries. T... ... read more