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October 2005
China's dominance of the textile industry has pushed Lesotho out of the market. Changes in trading regulations have brought the "Kingdom in the Sky" crashing down to earth.
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http://www.btcv.org Volunteers travelled on a BTCV Holiday to Lesotho in 2007 to improve the safety of the access to Maletsunyane Gorge - a stunning natural phenomenon and a big potential draw for visitors to the area. BTCV is working with the people of Semonkong to help them to provide a sustainable tourism destination.
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Situated in the middle of Southern Africa, Lesotho is known as the Kingdom in the Sky because of its lofty altitude - it has the highest lowest point of any country in the world (1400m) and is the only country to be entirely above 1000m. Taking a short internal flight from Johannesburg to Maseru, Lesotho's capital, Toby drives to the starting point for his adventure - the Malealea Lodge.
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Basotho shepherds sing a traditional Basotho song for Afropeaks pan african mountain expedition in Makhapung valley near Thaba Ntlenyana highest mountain in Lesotho. www.afropeaks.com
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A great little video made in Lesotho, showing how a group of schoolchildren made a keyhole garden. The charity Send a Cow showed them how to make it and the children can now make their own at home and have more food. Please support us and help more people farm sustainably - you can use www.sendacowgifts.or g.uk and you can make one of your own by looking at www.sendacow.org.uk/ africangardens
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Thaba Bossiu (the Mountain at night) near Maseru is a cultural and historical place for Basotho culture. The mountain castle of the first king of Lesotho (Moshoeshoe 1). Our guide (working here for 21 years) give us a short explaination of the place, during the Afropeaks pan african mountain expedition in the country. www.afropeaks.com. Sorry it's windy!
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Tibouho is a Basotho shepherd met in the highest mountains in Lesotho during the Afropeaks pan african mountain expedition. Listen to the Sesotho language.
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Ben Pomykala served in Lesotho, Southern Africa as a Peace Corps Volunteer from 2004 to 2006. He was a permaculture and nutrition advisor in the south mountains of the Quthing District, serving the agricultural need of 4 schools, 3 community gardens, and the local health clinic. This is a glimpse of his day to day life in the villages.
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Ben Pomykala served in Lesotho, Southern Africa as a Peace Corps Volunteer from 2004 to 2006. He was a permaculture and nutrition advisor in the south mountains of the Quthing District, serving the agricultural need of 4 schools, 3 community gardens, and the local health clinic. This is a glimpse of his day to day life in the villages.
