Sunday, January 23, 2022

Matobo Hills, Zimbabwe - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Matobo Hills, Zimbabwe

Weather: Partly cloudy, 58/72F.

Route: From Khami 60km south on Matapos Rd.

Significance: Matobo Hills is a place of natural shelters made of granite that have been important sacred sites since the stone age.  Many of these places include rock art and some are still important to local people as meeting places for the community.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site


Images:

The granite outcroppings of Matobo Hills (from whc.unesco.org)

Cave paintings (from whc.unesco.org)

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