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Day 13: Swakopmund - Twyfelfontein

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August 24th 2012
We had a pretty short drive today heading to Twyfelfontein (uncertain spring; Afrikaans), and it was even better because since we were staying at a hostel, we didn't have to pack up tents. Along the way we stopped at two stalls along the roadside; one run by the Himba tribe and one run by the Herero tribe, two major tribes of Namibia. Unfortunately, I felt these were very "touristy", with the ... read more

Africa » Namibia » Twyfelfontein

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South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla gr... ... read more