Photo: Bernhard Gruber

Today, Adam brown released a new country/regional souvenir for Tanzania. If you have found a geocache in Tanzania, you automatically receive the souvenir on your profile. Karibu Tanzania! Nestled within the African Great Lakes region, Tanzania is a vast East African country known for its sprawling wilderness and opportunities to see the Big Five (lions, leopards, rhinoceroses, elephants, and African buffalos) on safari.

Source: New country souvenir, Tanzania, with Geocache of the Week: Uhuru Peak

In October, firefighters in Tanzania had to tackle a number of fires on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain and the largest free-standing mountain in the world. The mountain and surrounding forests fall into Kilimanjaro National Park, named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987. Andreas Hemp provides a glimpse into the mountain’s natural environment and the challenges it faces.

Source: Tanzania: Fires Shaped Mount Kilimanjaro’s Unique Environment. Now They Threaten It

An inferno on the slopes of Africa’s highest mountain Kilimanjaro was almost under control Saturday, six days after it broke out, authorities said.

Source: Tanzania says Kilimanjaro blaze contained

Just because these are remnants of the past doesn’t mean they should become a thing of the past!

Source: 10 Popular Tourist Attractions That Could Disappear in Your Lifetime

More than a decade ago, Denise Barnett of Bedford and members of her hiking group viewed a Boston Science Museum’s Omni Theater movie documenting a group ascent of Mt. Kilimanjaro with members of her hiking group. Bernett decided she would take on the challenge sometime in her life.”I remember we all said as we were leaving the theater, ‘We can do that.’ They made it look so easy and it was beautiful,” said Barnett, in a recent interview.Barnett has hiked throughout New England…

Source: Your News: Bedford’s Barnett hikes Mt. Kilimanjaro

Source: Top 7 World Heritage Sites in Africa you must visit before they disappear – Face2Face Africa

Tanzania – Kilimanjaro National Park

For as long as history has dictated, water bodies have been deemed the cradle of civilisation. Navigation, irrigation, sustenance, agriculture and, in modern times, electricity… But what about fire?

From Prometheus to Maui, legends and lore have written of audacious heroes; tricksters turn benefactors who let the warmth of flames fall into human hands. Fire is the saviour of humankind – as the only species on Earth who knows how to utilise its energy, we are thus rewarded with its benefits, from being able to cook to staying alive in harsh winters. Even beyond the narratives of mythology, humanity has long overlooked the blessing of fire and another cradle of wealth: volcanoes.

Since time immemorial, volcanoes have been a muse to religion and the arts.

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