Journey to Zimbabwe

“This steam engine –TRANSITTING THROUGH THE VIC’ FALLS-- is bound for Harare. Please, pay attention to the stops on your train ticket. And, adhere to all en route departure calls at all times!”

Natural Wonders:
[PREAMBLE]

DID YOU KNOW:
The Victoria Falls is one of the seven (7) natural wonders of the world?
Now, kindly name (list) the other six (6) natural wonders for us all!

Session I: Natural Beauty
(Before we continue, I prepared a little “appetizer” that will sustain us…during this short, virtual and educative sojourn thru Zim’)

Hwange National Park

Matobo National Park

“Welcome to Mosi-oa-Tunya:)!”

Wet Season

“The smoke that thunders.”

DID YOU KNOW:
Mosi-oa-tunya (from the Kololo L.) is located where the Great Rift Valley forms the boundary separating Zambia from Zim‘? The Falls is currently jointly owned by the two above-mentioned nations.
NB: each of the countries ,above, maintains a National Park corresponding to one of two alternate names for the Falls.

The Great Rift Valley
“Like a scar running along the face of eastern Africa, the Great Rift Valley stretches for 3,700 miles from the Red Sea in the north into the country of Mozambique in the south.
The Great Rift Valley is a pretty amazing place. It is Africa's most mountainous terrain, including Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak. Famous natural sites bring tourists on safari to places like the Serengeti, the world's largest plain; you may have seen it in a little film called the Lion King.”

“ Soon, we c-o-u-l-d be heading to the Serengeti for a safari drive☺!”

Masai Mara Nat. Park, Kenya
“On these plains, thought to be the birthplace of humanity, some of the oldest humanoid fossils in the world have been found here, including Lucy (and; …no, not the one who pulls the football from under Charlie Brown). These early homonids evolved into the modern-day homo sapiens. (NB: To get a good look at this creature look in the mirror).”

“Where is (the) proof that we (all) allegedly came from Africa? …Really??!”

And, so…there seems to be no evidence that a single race gave rise to all the other races (i.e, …as claimed by the ‘Out of Africa’ hypothesis). But, are we really that disjoint as “races”?

“…, we w-i-l-l leave thAt debate for another occasion. For now, just stick to this: ‘Go for the best Tour Route…for your Ломбардь cash-loan, @Mate!’ ”

The 'Balancing Rocks'

CHIMANIMANI DISTRICT
DID YOU NOW:
Is a famous hiking destination and has quite a handful of Bridal Veil Falls which, coll’ly, come only second to the the Niagra Falls' flowing (water) cascades.

Architectural Beauty
(…with a-n-a-l-o-g-i-e-s drawn from the ‘stories’ of 4 biblical characters who appear to be cited with a ref. to “…architecture…” in…☺.)

National Gallery of Zimbabwe

Much of the art featured in the ZNG portray household implements and everyday scenarios.

“Basket-weaving used to be a basic skill for the ave. Zimbabwean woman(:.”

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…a Demersal Longline; …‘seining’ & trawling (for fish)?
…a mortar and a pestle?

Hint:

Contemporary African Arts are a sizeable 'chunk' of the Zimbabwean arts-&-crafts trade. In particular, 'Shona Sculpures'...as featured on the Zim flag.
“Can you feel the 'local' enthusiasm, Shamwari:)?”
Here, Mano is pictured on the 1st of her internships (at the ZNG)

Infrastruture of Ancient Zimbabwe?
[ …5-7 seconds per slide!]

“The artistry of the Zimbabwean people seems to hail back from as far as the ‘Stone Age’ of Antiquity☺!”

These are a pair of Archaeology Under-grads who are sitting at the feet of one of the Ruin’s experts:

What is it like to excavate on the ruins of Great Zimbabwe ?
On-site facilities
Original Artifacts

...More artifacts.

Hold on: We'll be travelling to the Gold Coast soon!!!
Keeping in line with Getrude C. Thompson's conclusions, Dr Swanepoel (2016) postulated that the 'Walls of Gwollu' were built by a native community of Black people who inhabited them as a form of fortress and shelter.
There is ,simply, no evidence that these walls were built by forces and entities exotic to the Black Star of Africa.

The Modern Infrastructure of Zimbabwe
[Home-task: …all participants are requested to research more on the Infrastructure & demographics of Zimbabwe! Reports may be submitted in print or (directly) on OUR discussion board via vk.com . Regardless of report-handover method, the participant is expected to be conversant with these two issues (with numerous Ua e.gs in mind).]

National Heroes' Acre
The Statue of the Unknown Soldier
“…A.K.A., the ‘Tomb of the Unknown Soldier’ !”

Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences

'Harare'

“Not surprisingly, the main mode of transport in Harare is (still) by means of auto.”

Chapungu Sculpture Park
“This is the birth of a great nation art, capable of speaking about the whole creation, from personal and family feelings to the world of spirit, soul and self. It is a thriling adventure of contemporal art.”
Arts Review, London, 1990

One of the displays at this out-door museum.

Conclusions
Zimbabwe (much like the Ukraine) is predominantly composed of one kind of people. Namely, the _ _ _ - _ _ or/ _ _ -_ _ _-speaking people. [NB: pt. II].
The work-force of Zimbabwe is fairly diligent and industrious. And, hence, has made great strides in the sectors of mining, agriculture, tourism as well as in the numerous (natural) off-shoots pertaining to the entrepreneurial side of things. [pt. I].
Great Zimbabwe was a Black civilization of high culture and its ruins are located in present-day _ _ -_ _ _ -_ _ _ . {See vk.com}
The Chapungu Sculpture Park was founded by a certain ‘Mr. Roy_ _ _ _ -_ _ _’. It has “subsidiary sanctuaries”, for Shona sculpture art, outside (of) Zimbabwe. Its largest sanctuary is found in Loveland, Colorado, _ _ _. {See vk.com for the article}
What do we term a person whose occupation it is to model sculptures from stone? [General knowledge]

“Say what…! ‘Mr Cole’s Rule?’
What’s that???”

A… –seemingly– …case of Inverse Proportion between two (2) ind’pndnt factors: