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I met the Susa Family - Gorillas of Rwanda

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September 4th 2008
All is well on our overland tour. It is our 5th day and we have traveled constantly long days driving on potholed roads through Uganda and into Rwanda all in the aid of seeing a large ape! Today we finally did it. Just returned from the mountain gorilla trek. We were placed into the long trekking group to see the largest family of gorillas here in these mountains. We were asked if we were fit ... 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