Uluru

Uluru

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August 26th 2011
Yesterday was a very exciting day because we were heading to Uluru. On the way there we stopped at an Aboriginal art centre. Their artwork was really well done. The art was from a local Aboriginal community and the women came in to paint at the Roadhouse. All money went back ton the community. We bought sone presents. We had tried to visit an Aboriginal community a few days earlier to look at the ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Ayers Rock

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more