Thursday, August 30, 2007

Ponta do Ouro

Watching TV from the outside...


Ponta do Ouro

Arriving Salamanga... Half way between Maputo and Ponta do Ouro...

Ponta do Ouro

Cleaning clothes in the water where the hippos get bath...

Ponta do Ouro


Who said the water has no color?

Ponta do Ouro



Women and water... they walk so many kilometers!

Ponta do Ouro

Children everywhere!

Ponta do Ouro

Starting the journey to the south!

Ponta do Ouro

Beginning the weekend with an excellent sunrise...

Thursday, August 23, 2007

swazi culture

Swazi style: "Boys and men wore loin-skins of selected wild animals. Girls wore grass skirts. A woman with a child wore a cow-skin skirt, and put her hair up in a bun "bee-hive" hairstyle. A married ("lobola'ed") woman wore a goat-skin apron over her shoulder."

swazi culture

Man in action!

swazi culture


Women in action!

swazi culture

Telling a story in a traditional dancing performing...

swazi culture

African sounds...


mantenga nature reserve


In a small corner of the Ezulwini Valley...

mantenga nature reserve

The Mantenga Waterfalls are Swaziland's best-known falls, and the largest in terms of volume of water...

mantenga cultural village

A matriarchal culture, where the grandmother has the most important role... Everyone respects her more than everything!

mantenga cultural village




"The cultural village is a living museum of all things traditional and represents a classical Swazi lifestyle during the 1850's. The building materials are strictly traditional: poles, grass, reeds, leather strips, earth and dried cow-dung.

Each hut has its own specific purpose, kraals or byres for cattle and goats, reed fences that serve as windbreaks, and various other structures. With the traditional artefact's on display, the village illustrates many facets of the ancient Swazi way of life: social, economic and religious."

mbabane

Pineapple culture really close to Mbabane...

Friday, August 17, 2007

MLILWANE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY - June 2007

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary is a beautiful, secluded sanctuary situated in Swaziland’s “Valley of Heaven”, the Ezulwini Valley. A very quiet place, amazing nature paradise!

My sister ask me for this picture! Here it is!


mlilwane wildlife sanctuary


Black or white?

mlilwane wildlife sanctuary


Zebras are never alone!

mlilwane wildlife sanctuary


The other half is under water!

mlilwane wildlife sanctuary

Big mouth smile!


mlilwane wildlife sanctuary


On the small island of hippos river!

mlilwane wildlife sanctuary


Hippos, preparing their bath!

mlilwane wildlife sanctuary


Gracious antelopes!

mlilwane wildlife sanctuary

Blue Wildebeest!

mlilwane wildlife sanctuary


Looking for friends!

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

LION

Tell me what does this picture makes you feel.

hlane royal national park


I've got a big mouth... a very big mouth... with a lot of space... for different things...


(in Anja Garbarek song)

hlane royal national park

I think we've got visits... Where?!!!

hlane royal national park

Male!
Female!

hlane royal national park

The younger male... Future king!