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Mozambique tourist information with details about travel to and around the country. Where to stay and what to see is made easier with insider tips and hand-selected Mozambique links, by dedicated editors and visitors to TravelNotes.org - The Online Guide to Travel. Order Mozambique Travel Brochures - for Free. In the Middle Ages, Arab traders visited the area; exporting gold from the great Shona kingdom of Zimbabwe out of present-day Beira, then known as Sofala. Countries neighbouring Mozambique are: South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania.
Vasco da Gama looked in on Mozambique in 1498, and set the way for Portuguese expansion. The Portuguese had little interest in the interior, and overpowered the Arab coastal towns in an attempt to control the profitable trade in gold, ivory, and eventually slaves. This concentration on maritime trade by the Portuguese, and their lack of thought for the outlying land area is the root of Mozambique's infrastructure problems today - civil war didn't help either. Portugal failed with its colonisation incentives to whites, while compelled labour and austere measures also eroded the indigenous economy and culture. Frelimo launched a guerrilla campaign against the Portuguese, from bases in Tanzania, during the 1960's and the country went from bad to worse. Renamo: Only with the collapse of the Soviet bloc and the ending of Apartheid could Frelimo and Renamo get together to formally end the civil war in 1992.
Weather in MozambiqueView a graphical weather forecast for the week ahead in Mozambique. Although Mozambique's 2,800-km coastline has several good natural harbours, the country's internal infrastructure needs enormous improving. The rail system is really five separate networks connecting the interior and neighbouring landlocked countries with the ports and coastal towns of Maputo, Beira, Nacala, Inhambane, and Quelimane. Many of Mozambique's dirt roads become a sludge in the wet season. The Tete corridor, connecting Malawi with Zimbabwe through north-western Mozambique, was kept open during the civil conflict. The capital of Mozambique is easily reached from Swaziland. Maputo, formerly called Lourenço Marques (after the Portuguese trader who visited the region in 1544), was founded in the late 18th century. The name Maputo was given after independence. Things To See In MaputoThe Portuguese built a fortress here, in 1787, while Mousinho de Albuquerque Square is a more modern landmark. Portuguese Language in Mozambique A commonwealth of Portuguese-speaking countries was formed on July 17th, 1996, to preserve the Portuguese language, co-ordinate diplomatic efforts, and improve co-operation among its members: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, and São Tomé and Príncipe. Portuguese
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