Mountain Of The Gods
The"Brandberg" Mountain is Afrikaans and German for Fire Mountain, which comes from its rich glowing colour which is sometimes seen in the rising or setting sun.The Damara name for the mountain is Dâures, which means 'burning mountain', while the Herero name, Omukuruvaro means 'Mountain Of The Gods'.
The Brandberg itself is not a volcano but is a granite plug which was pressed out of the volcano's pipe and stopped at about 10 000 meters under the surface. It is a very spiritual site of great significance to the San Bushmen. The main attraction here is The White Lady rock painting, located on a rock face with other art work, under a small rock overhang,
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