After the market

Kisongo Market

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July 30th 2010
Wow. Yesterday we walked a few miles in the opposite direction of Arusha to a weekly market called Kisongo. Held in a giant empty dirt lot, women and men lay out their fabrics, bags, shoes, huge tubs of spices, and most excitingly, shukas. Near our area in Tanzania live the Masai tribe. They are still a very rural tribe that live in the hills. Many of them still speak their native, tribal language ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha

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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