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==Maputo== | ==Maputo== | ||
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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
- | + | Maputo has been the capital of Mozambique since 1898. The name of the city was Lourenço Marques until the independence of the country, in 1975. It is the largest city of Mozambique also with the country's most important harbour. It is situated at the mouth of the Santo River in the extreme south 90 km from the border to South Africa. | |
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+ | Compared to some other sub-Saharan African cities the urban area feels small and concentrated with wide avenues and old trees. People are generally out and about in the streets, walking driving and getting on with life. The vibe is healthy and active, with little begging and lots of street vendors and markets. There is no heavy presence of police during the day. | ||
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+ | There are few tourists or white people to be seen and at times the atmosphere is as much South American as African. Buildings range from new high-rise construction to old colonial palaces, but the dominant architecture leans toward anonymous Stalinist-looking concrete-walled boxes of various heights, generally with badly eroded paint and lots of security bars in one or more stages of rusting. Fortunately, these tend to fade into the background as non-descript and uninteresting, and there are enough buildings with old charm or high style and lush enough gardens (cycads, coleus, flamboyant, jacaranda, bouganvillea, etc.) to give an overall pleasing if shabby feel. | ||
Submit details about the sailing/cruising in the area, etc. | Submit details about the sailing/cruising in the area, etc. | ||
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===Radio Nets=== | ===Radio Nets=== | ||
''Also see [[HF_Radio|Cruiser's Nets]]'' | ''Also see [[HF_Radio|Cruiser's Nets]]'' | ||
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===Approach and Navigation=== | ===Approach and Navigation=== | ||
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===Offshore Islands=== | ===Offshore Islands=== | ||
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===Tourism & things to do ashore=== | ===Tourism & things to do ashore=== | ||
List places of interest, tours, eateries, etc. | List places of interest, tours, eateries, etc. | ||
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===Fuel, Water, & Electricity=== | ===Fuel, Water, & Electricity=== | ||
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===Cruiser's Friends=== | ===Cruiser's Friends=== | ||
Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance. | Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance. | ||
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===Forum Discussions=== | ===Forum Discussions=== | ||
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===Personal Notes=== | ===Personal Notes=== | ||
Personal experiences? | Personal experiences? | ||
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Revision as of 17:53, 2 September 2008
Maputo
Background
Maputo has been the capital of Mozambique since 1898. The name of the city was Lourenço Marques until the independence of the country, in 1975. It is the largest city of Mozambique also with the country's most important harbour. It is situated at the mouth of the Santo River in the extreme south 90 km from the border to South Africa.
Compared to some other sub-Saharan African cities the urban area feels small and concentrated with wide avenues and old trees. People are generally out and about in the streets, walking driving and getting on with life. The vibe is healthy and active, with little begging and lots of street vendors and markets. There is no heavy presence of police during the day.
There are few tourists or white people to be seen and at times the atmosphere is as much South American as African. Buildings range from new high-rise construction to old colonial palaces, but the dominant architecture leans toward anonymous Stalinist-looking concrete-walled boxes of various heights, generally with badly eroded paint and lots of security bars in one or more stages of rusting. Fortunately, these tend to fade into the background as non-descript and uninteresting, and there are enough buildings with old charm or high style and lush enough gardens (cycads, coleus, flamboyant, jacaranda, bouganvillea, etc.) to give an overall pleasing if shabby feel.
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Offshore Islands
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Tourism & things to do ashore
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Fuel, Water, & Electricity
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