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Tourism

Image by: Graciela Gonzalez Brigas
Image source: https://whc.unesco.org/

Memory Phiri is a Travel and recreation con-
sultant who has vast experience in the tourism
industry. She also is a free-lance writer in
addition to being a sustainable activist. You
can get in touch with her on
phirimemory491@gmail.com.

geo-tourism cynosure naturally
endowed. In reference, rock
art was practised in the Stone
Age period by the Bushman

or Khoisan. It is rhetorical
to say they were hunters and
gatherers, for the paintings art is still vivid despite the from around the world trickle
say it all in a splash of artistry. unforgiving weather conditions. into Matobo and try to decipher

Inarguably, we have hardcore A vote of thanks to the and discern everything
evidence of images holding indigenous knowledge systems brilliantly communicated
arrows to assuage that thirst practised in areas around the through the paintings. For
and quest for knowledge about attraction, namely Silunguzi, treasured readers, Bulawayo,

humankind’s evolution. for they have managed to or the City of Kings, is
conserve the paintings for the place to be regarding
Accordingly, these decades. Furthermore, the royalty. Undisputed examples
accomplishments should United Nations Educational, reconnoitre Ndebele kings such

be preserved and held with Scientific and Cultural as Mzlikazi and Lobengula,
high esteem because our Organization (UNESCO) descendants of Shaka the
predecessors left us a legacy of declared the attraction a Great. Matabeleland Tourism
masterpieces that we are proud cultural and heritage site; thus, hosts Khami Ruins, Bushman

to relate and show to others. We it is guarded jealously. Rock Safaris, and the Natural History
can now interpret their way of art serves its purpose, for it Museum. Rock art brings out
living, for we know where we symbolises our history and the best in tourism, and it will
came from and that it all started unites us as a people when never run its course, not in a

in the caves. considering the upcoming million years.
Africa Day on the 25th of this
Matobo Hills in Matabeleland month. Visit Matobo National Park,
province continues to live up and all the aforementioned will

to expectations because the Suffice it to say that tourists come to pass.

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