A New National Park 02 Digging

A New National Park

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September 7th 2012
Geo: -24.4071, 27.6031At around midday we arrived at Marakele National Park. We decided to come here after hearing our friends Tony and Nicola speak highly of this national park. It was also on route back to Madikwe Game Reserve. It is situated in the south western section of the Waterberg Mountains. The national park is divided by a fence into two sections, one area for general game which inclu ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Limpopo

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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