prehistoric

up and down the mountain

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September 25th 2006
1 in 5 climbers make it to the snow-capped peak nearly 6000 m to the roof of Africa. The mountain the local and notoriously entrepreneurial Chagga tribe call 'Mountain of God' was formed 20-30 million years ago during the faulting of the Great Rift Valley, whose furrows run right across Tanzania as part of its trail from Lebanon to Mozambique. It has 3 main peaks - Kibo, the summit, actually a ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Mount Kilimanjaro

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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more