Reed channel

More greetings from Maun, Botswana

---

February 15th 2011
Greetings once again from Maun, Botswana. Early starts here are the normal way of things, so by 7 o'clock we were packed; tents down; breakfasted; loaded onto a truck and off to the delta.. The Okavango Delta is unique as the only inland tropical delta. The rains of the Angolan highlands flow down to the delta where they get blocked by higher land. The waters spread out to form a network o ... read more

Africa » Botswana » North-West » Okavango Delta

---

Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name upon independence in 1966. Four decades of uninterrupted civilian leadership, progressive social policies, and significant capital investment have created one of the mos... ... read more