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Money Exchange

Our bus from Swaziland to Mozambique stopped on the side of the road to allow for black market exchange of money.
Maputo

March 1st 2006
Judith and I boarded the public bus and headed towards Mozambique. We had heard that it was simple to get a visa at the border so we were not worried. At the border, I made sure we were the first at the immigration counter just in case the visas took a long time. My strategy paid off because just as we were getting our passports back (it took about 25 minutes in total), the public bus was takin ... 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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