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Washing Up

A Malawi man washes himself in the fresh lake water. Does not look like he is worried about Bilharzia (aka Schistosomiasis: a disease spread by freshwater snails). I swam in the lake so I probably have it. Yummy.
Ngata Bay

March 27th 2006
As proof that life ebbs and flows, after our easy bus trip from Blantyre to Lilongwe, we experienced a hellish 10-hour bus trip from Lilongwe to Mzuzu. Not only was it very long (it should have only been about six hours) but about seven hours into the trip, we stopped at a town and the bus got so packed that people were standing in the aisles and sitting on the backs of the benches. A lady with ... read more
Africa » Malawi » Northern » Nkhata Bay

Malawian Flag Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA the country held multiparty elections in 1994, under a provisional... ... read more
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