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Astounding Southern Africa - Kloof, Thursday 2015 February 26

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February 26th 2015
Our drive this morning was minimally interesting, as the scenery mainly consisted of planted monoculture forests, or pineapple and sugar cane plantations. The visual contrast of several river valleys and hillsides made these undulations in the landscape even more beautiful – shades of green against the blue sky with puffy white clouds. Duane kept us entertained with the history of the region †... read more

Africa » South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Kloof

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more