Walk on the wild side

This is Mt Meru which towers over Arusha. We squashed into a dalla-dalla to the Northern outskirts of town and went for a little walk in the rain to visit a waterfall.

Looking back towards the city - it holds about half a million people and growing - is an amaizing experience. OK, that was a bit corny, but it is what they grow at this altitude.

Some buildings are still round houses built with wattle and daub. Although eminently suitable for this climate, cheap and ecological, people regard concrete as more advanced and that is what they use nowadays.Leer más