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A bestaode macaco,a type of tropical flower of South American origin. It's yellow flower can be seen. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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Coconuts piled high near the town of Sao Joao dos Angolares in Sao Tome and Principe.The coconuts are ready to be broken and dried.Sao Joao dos Angolares lies on the east coast of Sao Tome and Principe and relies on fishing and the farming of coffee and coconuts.Sao Tome and Principe is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000.
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Sao Tomé and Principé. A young Sao Tomense holds open a broken coconut. They say that more people die in Sao Tomé from coconuts falling on their heads than from hunger. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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A young Sao Tomense man strips a coconut with his teeth because he does not have a knife. They say that more people die in Sao Tomé from coconuts falling on their heads than from hunger. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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Sao Tomé and Principé. A young Sao Tomense breaks open a coconut on a rock. They say that more people die in Sao Tomé from coconuts falling on their heads than from hunger. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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A young coconut tree grows alone,amongst volcanic rock on the island of Sao Tomé. Looking closely you can see that the palm is actually growing out of a coconut. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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An Acacia tree on the edge of the city of Sao Tomé,where young people go to bathe. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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Praia da Banana (banana beach) on the island of Principé. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon. Principé is the smaller of the two islands with a population of around 5000.
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A Sao Tomense woman laughs while carrying her washing up on her head. She has just returned from washing her dishes in a river nearby. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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A Sao Tomense woman laughs while carrying her washing up on her head. She has just returned from washing her dishes in a river nearby. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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The baker at the bakery in Santa Antonio,the only town on the island of Principé. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon. Principé is the smaller of the two island with a population of around 5000.
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A Sao Tomense woman carries a basket full of cocoa beans at the cocoa processing plant in Agua Izé,a small Sao Tomense village. Cocoa is the country's chief export. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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A Sao Tomense woman carries a basket full of cocoa beans at the cocoa processing plant in Agua Izé,a small Sao Tomense village. Cocoa is the country's chief export. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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A Sao Tomense woman at the cocoa plant where she works in the small village of Agua Izé in Sao Tomé and Principé. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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A Sao Tomense woman at the cocoa plant where she works in the small village of Agua Izé in Sao Tomé and Principé. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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A Sao Tomense woman at the cocoa plant where she works in the small village of Agua Izé in Sao Tomé and Principé. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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A Sao Tomense woman at the cocoa plant where she works in the small village of Agua Izé in Sao Tomé and Principé. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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The cocoa processing plant in the small village of Agua Izé in Sao Tomé and Principé. Cocoa is the country's principle export. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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A Sao Tomense woman carries a basket full of cocoa beans at the cocoa processing plant in Agua Izé,a small Sao Tomense village. Cocoa is the country's chief export. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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Cocoa beans at the processing plant in Agua Izé. The date of the harvest and the plantations where the beans came from are written on the wooden board: Bua Budo,Praia Rei and Boa Entrada. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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A Sao Tomense woman sifts the dust from the cocoa beans at the cocoa plant in the village of Agua Ize.The idea is that wind will take the dust from the beans as they are repeatedly poured between two baskets.
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A Sao Tomense woman sifts the dust from the cocoa beans at the cocoa plant in the village of Agua Ize.The idea is that wind will take the dust from the beans as they are repeatedly poured between two baskets.
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Coconuts piled high near the town of Sao Joao dos Angolares in Sao Tome and Principe.The coconuts are ready to be broken and dried.Sao Joao dos Angolares lies on the east coast of Sao Tome and Principe and relies on fishing and the farming of coffee and coconuts.Sao Tome and Principe is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000.
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A pier in Fernao Dias, built in 1952 on the island of Sao Tome using forced labour under Governor Gorgulho.Fernao Dias is the only possible location in Sao Tom for a deep sea pier.The designs on the bollards were recently painted by local artists.Sao Tome and Principe is Africas second smallest country with a population of 193 000.
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Amateur actors perform a Sao Tomense play called Auto de Floripes.The play is traditionally performed each year in August in the middle of Santa Antionio, on the island of Principe. Sao Tome and Principe is Africas second smallest country with a population of 193 000.
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A street seller walks along the 'Baia de Ana Chaves' (Bay of Ana Chaves. Ana Chaves was a renowned rich black slave trader who lived in sao Tomé in the 1600's). Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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I dont know what the name of this tree is? Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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Children sit on a fishing boat made of bamboo in the village of Porto Alegre in the south of Sao Tomé and Principé. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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Wild raspberries held in the leaf of a Porcelaine Rose. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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Wild raspberries held in the leaf of a Porcelaine Rose. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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Wild raspberries held in the leaf of a Porcelaine Rose. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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A woman peels the skins away from cocoa beans. Cocoa is one of Sao Tomé and Principés biggest exports. They now sell Sao Tomé chocolate in Marks and Spencers. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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A typical catch from a fishing boat in Principé. (L-R) Garoupa,Sardine,red fish,Flying fish. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon. Principé is the smaller of the two islands with a population of around 5000.
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This parrot is known as the 'Papa Gaio do Principé'. It is an African Grey. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon. Principé is the smaller of the two islands with a population of around 5000.
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Two young Sao Tomense children. Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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A Sao Tomense woman laughs while holding her baby on the island of Principé. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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A young Sao Tomense boy shows us the pineapple growing at the front of his house. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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A young girl plays on Praia Evora (beach Evora) just south of Santa Antonio on the island of Principé. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon. Principé is the smaller of the two islands with a population of around 5000.
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Sao Tomense children play on a beach called Agua Azul located in the north west of Sao Tomé and Principé. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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Sao Tomense woman from the village Agua Izé. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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A sao Tomense woman who arrived in Sao Tomé when she was fifteen years old to work on a cocoa plantation during Portuguese rule. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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Fresh cocoa beans on the island of Sao Tomé and Principé. They are ready to be fermented. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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A coffee flower is held delciately in the palm of a Sao Tomense hand. The flower is from the coffee plantation 'Moka',located in the north-west of Sao Tomé and Principé. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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A derelict hospital which once served the families of employees of the Agua Izé cocoa processing plant at the time when Sao Tomé and Principé was under Portuguese rule. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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A worker at the cocoa processing plant in Agua Izé. Cocoa is the leading export of Sao Tomé and Principé. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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Fermenting cocoa beans at the Aqua Izé cocoa plant in SaoTomé and Principé. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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Sao Tomense walk through a plantation called 'Rio do Ouro' (river of gold) in the north of the island of Sao Tomé. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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A young Sao Tomense woman washes clothes in the Rio (river) 90% of the population do not have running water and so to see rivers lined with women washing is quite normal. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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Clothes market in the city of Sao Tomé. Sao Tomé and Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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Sao Tomé and Principé. Wild raspberries held in the leaf of a Porcelain Rose. Sao Toméand Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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Sao Tomé and Principé. Female workers peel the skins away from cocoa beans. Cocoa is one of Sao Toméand Principés biggest exports. They now sell Sao Tomé chocolate in Marks and Spencers. Sao Toméand Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon.
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Sao Tomé and Principé. This parrot is known as the 'Papa Gaio do Principé'. It is an African Grey. Sao Toméand Principé is Africa's second smallest country with a population of 193 000. It consists of two mountainous islands in the Gulf of New Guinea,straddling the equator,west of Gabon. Principé is the smaller of the two islands with a population of around 5000.
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Burundi. A girl stands in a sorghum field in rural Burundi. Most children work on the land here instead of going to school.
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Gitega, Burundi. An older man performs with the traditional Tambourinares at Gitega museum.
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Gitega, Burundi. The traditional Tambourinares perform at Gitega museum.
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Burundi. Traditionally dressed lady farmers pose for their portraits by thier home.
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Botswana, Makgadikgadi. A poisonous puff adder uncoils itself in the evening Makgadikgadi light.
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Botswana, Okavango. A Dragonfly perches acrobatically on the end of a reed.
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Tree Senecios, or Giant Groundsels, St John s Wort (Hypericum), lobelias, everlasting flowers (helicrysum) and mosses grow in profusion close to the shores of Lake Kitandara (13,200 feet).
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Mount Stanley (16,763 feet) from the top of the Scott Elliot Pass (14,350 feet). Tree Senecios, or Giant Groundsels and everlasting flowers (helicrysum), flourish at this altitude. Margherita Peak of Mount Stanley is the highest of the Rwenzori Mountain Range.
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Mount Baker (15,889 feet) from the top of the Scott Elliot Pass (14,350 feet) with a tree Senecio, or Giant Groundsel, everlasting flowers (helicrysum) and mosses in the foreground.
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Lake Bujuku, 12,900 feet, with the snow-covered peaks of Mount Stanley (16,763 feet) in the background. Margherita Peak of Mount Stanley is the highest of the Rwenzori Mountain Range.
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At 12,800 feet, tree Senecios, or Giant Groundsels, everlasting flowers and mosses flourish against a backdrop of snow-capped Mount Stanley (16,763 feet), the highest mountain of the Rwenzori Range.
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On a high mountain pass close to Lake Bujuku (12,900 feet), tree Senecios, or Giant Groundsels, everlasting flowers and moss grow against a backdrop of snow-capped Mount Stanley (16,763 feet), the highest mountain of the Rwenzori Range.
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Roots of a strangler fig tree climb up the trunk of a baobab tree like tentacles. Fig seeds will have been brought by birds and after man years, the fig is likely to kill the baobab.
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Elephants visit a campsite in Ruaha National Park, approaching too close for comfort!
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A small herd of elephants leaves a dry river bed in Ruaha National Park on a well-defined elephant trail.
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A Ruaha Red-billed hornbill. This species of hornbill (Tockus ruahae) has only recently been identified.
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A large Baobab tree in Ruaha National Park. Elephant damage to the bark of its trunk is very evident.
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A newly refurbished Greek orthodox church at Kalenga, near Iringa in Tanzania s Southern Highlands.
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Impressive sandstone pillars and erosion towers in a deep canyon at Isimila, an important Stone Age site, near Iringa.
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Pink-backed pelicans fly over the Kilombero River near Ifakara. This river is a major tributary of the Rufiji River.
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A Sukuma man with an elaborate hairstyle. The Sukuma are the largest tribe in Tanzania.
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A beautiful Malachite kingfisher perched overlooking the Rufiji River in Selous Game Reserve.
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A pair of white-fronted bee-eaters perched on the banks of the Rufiji River in Selous Game Reserve.
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