Maputo

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Contents 1 Maputo 1.1 Background 1.2 Charts 1.3 Radio Nets 1.4 Approach and Navigation 1.5 Check-in facilities 1.6 Marinas & Yacht Clubs 1.7 Anchorages 1.8 Offshore Islands 1.9 Routes/Passages To/From 1.10 Tourism & things to do ashore 1.11 Fuel, Water, & Electricity 1.12 Laundry 1.13 Grocery Stores 1.14 Eateries 1.15 Motorbike & Car Rentals 1.16 Marine Stores & Facilities 1.17 Repairs 1.18 Transportation 1.19 References & Publications 1.20 Cruiser's Friends 1.21 Forum Discussions 1.22 External Links 1.23 Personal Notes 2 Cruising Wiki Navigation

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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Charts

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Radio Nets

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Approach and Navigation

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Check-in facilities

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Marinas & Yacht Clubs

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Anchorages

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Offshore Islands

• Inhaca Island

Routes/Passages To/From

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Tourism & things to do ashore

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Fuel, Water, & Electricity

Laundry

Grocery Stores

Eateries

Motorbike & Car Rentals

Marine Stores & Facilities

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Repairs

Transportation

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References & Publications

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Cruiser's Friends

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Forum Discussions

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External Links

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Personal Notes

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