Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Take Another Peek at Mozambique
I remember well my first visit to South Africa’s Kruger National Park. I was with my brother and his friend Kel, who was studying hyenas in the park. It was a special celebration for New Year’s Eve as we dined on impala with other workers in the park. Soon I heard fireworks but I couldn’t see anything in the sky. That’s when Kel informed me that it wasn’t fireworks. We were hearing gunshots from a neighboring Civil War in Mozambique. That 16-year battle would claim the lives of more than 1,000,000 people and finally came to an end in 1992. In its ashes, the travel industry has risen to a thriving business once again. More than 1.5 million visitors came to the country this year, more than double the amount of folks who ventured here just five years ago. Word is spreading quickly that if you want Indian Ocean beaches, game parks, and colonial cities at half the price of neighboring South Africa or Kenya in East Africa, then Mozambique is the place to check out.
