Zâmbia... a fumaça que troveja!
África é sempre o destino do meu coração, o tempo tem um ritmo diferente, um ritmo suave, doce... o tempo enche-me a alma, vive-se mais...
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A vida tem um sentido diferente, um toque mais humano, mais profundo, mais forte... de vermelho sangue, dos tons da terra...
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Os ventos sopram com tranquilidade, trazem sons quentes, vozes de choro, tempestade de lágrimas, cânticos profundos.... brisas adocicadas...
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Os abraços aquecem e nunca se esquecem... a natureza brota em todo o seu esplendor....
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Chegámos à Zâmbia..
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A altitude da Zâmbia favorece um clima temperado. Encontramos três estações distintas: a estação seca, de meados de Abril a Agosto, quando as temperaturas descem à noite e a paisagem se torna mais verde.
Setembro é o período de maior calor e chega a meados de Novembro, o melhor para ver animais selvagens, já que a vegetação é escassa e havendo menos água aproximam-se dos locais onde conseguem encontrá-la para beber.
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Entre meados de Novembro a meados de Abril, o clima é húmido e ideal para observação de pássaros.
O Visto pode ser obtido nas fronteiras sem grandes dificuldades, basta pagar o valor de 50USD para uma entrada única ou 80USD para múltiplas entradas.
Para nadar na Devil’s Pool, é importante saber que a piscina se forma apenas quando o nível da água fica mais baixo, no período da seca. Embora este período varie todos os anos, normalmente ele vai do final do mês de Agosto até o início do mês de Janeiro. E por isso voltaremos um dia! Nem que seja apenas por isso!
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As Cataratas Vitória são uma das mais espetaculares quedas de água do mundo.
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Proporcionam uma visão de beleza e grandeza espectacular no rio Zambeze, formando uma fronteira natural entre a Zâmbia e o Zimbabwe.
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Foram descritas no passado pela tribo Kololo, que vivia na área em 1800, como Mosi-oa-Tunya:
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The smoke that thunders – a fumaça que troveja.
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O David Livingstone Lodge and Spa onde ficámos é lindíssimo, desde o conforto, à decoração...
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A simpatia no atendimento.
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todos os pormenores...
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Vamos visitar as segundas maiores Cataratas do Mundo!
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Com cerca de 1,5 km de largura e altura máxima de 128 m.
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É a maior queda-d’água de África.
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No auge da estação das chuvas, mais de quinhentos milhões de metros cúbicos de água caem por minuto.
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Para chegarmos às Cataratas é preciso atravessar uma ponte onde parece chover de baixo para cima.
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As cataratas foram encontradas em 1855 pelo explorador escocês David Livingstone, que a batizou em homenagem à rainha Vitória.
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No mercado de artesanato não comprámos nada porque os preços estão super inflacionados, são apenas para turista... mas tem peças lindas e pessoas deliciosamente acolhedoras!
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A cerveja local é a Mosi e não há hamburguers como os africanos!
A caminho das Cataratas...
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Visita a uma Aldeia... bastante interessante conhecer os hábitos e costumes das gentes locais.
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Sentir a força que brota desta terra, a energia das pessoas...
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O esforço pela sobrevivência.
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O cruzeiro no rio ao pôr de sol
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Vimos alguns animais, elefantes, búfalos, hipopótamos, mas muito ao longe... apenas com binóculos se conseguia distinguir bem.
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Valeu a tranquilidade das águas, a magia do Sol e claro, o gin tónico!
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O nosso jantar...
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