Tuesday, July 22, 2008

On Our Way




On July 9th, we started our adventure to Rwanda. Overall, the trip was uneventful. We arrived in Kigali on July 12th. We arrived, our luggage didn't. Prepared for such an event, we continued on to the town and hospital of Mugonero. A three hour drive from Kigali, the countryside was so beautiful. Known as the land of a thousand hills, we were captivated by the beauty. People walking everywhere along the road. Everything from water containers, to unopened umbrella's, to clay pots on their heads. And yes, my personal favorite, the backpack, being carried on their heads. The lovely women, colorful in their native dress, sack of potato's on their head, baby on their back, and a child holding their hand. You get the sense that their days are long and hard.

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Denver Post; Visiting gorillas at home

Denver Post; Visiting gorillas at home
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L'Esperance Children's Aid

L'Esperance Children's Aid

Map of Rwanda

Map of Rwanda
See our Kibuye
RWANDA, located in Central Africa is reffered to as the "Land of a Thousand Hills." The landlocked country lies 1,270 km west of the Indian Ocean, about 120 km south of the equator, in the Tropic of Capricon. It is 2,000 km east of the Atlantic, located in the heart of Africa. The Country is surrounded by Uganda in the north, Burundi in the south, Tanzania in the east and Zaire to its west and northwest
HUMAN STATISTICS:
Language: Kinyarwanda, French, English and Swahili are also spoken. Population: Approximately 8.01 million; 46% male, 54% female. Density: 290 per km. Rwanda can be visited at anytime of the year. June to September is the long dry season and is the best time for tracking Gorillas and hiking in Nyungwe.

Mountain Gorilla

Mountain Gorilla

Lake Kivu

Lake Kivu
Kibuye, Rwanda
The lake is a 2650 square kilometre freshwater expanse and the largest of all the lakes that fill the valleys of Rwanda.The beautiful lake is enclosed by the steep terraced hills that are characteristic of rural Rwanda and sitting on its shores are the three lakeside towns of Cyangugu, Kibuye and Gisenyi. The perfect tourist transit points between the Chimpanzee tracking destination of Nyungwe Forest National Park in the south, and gorilla tracking in Parc National des Volcans in the north.

Dr. from Mugonero Hospital

Dr. from Mugonero Hospital
Humanitarian Photography by Bryan Watt