Uganda: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to Trek Mountain Gorillas
One of the Walleighs’ three most memorable animal adventures in Uganda was trekking the Mountain Gorillas. One of the national parks protecting the last 500 to 700 Mountain Gorillas in the world, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is only one kilometer from the border of the...
Uganda: Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth National Parks
Each of the two national parks Wendy and Rick visited–Murchison Falls northwest of Kampala and Queen Elizabeth near Uganda’s southwestern border—had wonderful animals as seen on the Uganda Animal page. Plus each had unique geographical elements. Along the way...
Uganda: Modern Capital Kampala to Lush, Mountainous Countryside
Uganda is a lush country with amazing rainfall, soil, and crop diversity. It has deep valleys, is crossed and bordered by stretches of mountains and dotted with a few huge lakes. In fact Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest with 26,000 square miles of surface (Lake...
Uganda: Typical Animals and Birds
Between working on TechnoServe Uganda projects, Rick and Wendy visited two national parks–Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth National Parks–and the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and Wild Chimp Forest. Landscapes of both parks, the Ngamba Chimp Sanctuary, and...
Mozambique: Recovering from Failed Marxism
As many African countries did, Mozambique began its fight for independence from the Portuguese colonialists in the 1960s. After a 13-year struggle, Mozambique– twice the landmass of California–became independent in 1975. Unfortunately the timing...Read Our Book for FREE
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