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ARTICLES

 

The Rwenzori Mountain - Uganda

By Ahimbisibwe Mark

In the western region of Uganda lies an extra ordinarily amazing historical geographical feature and that is none other than the Rwenzori Mountain. A block mountain that separates Uganda from the Democratic Republic of Congo "commonly known as Congo" on the western wing and has lived since time in memmorial, before the explorers, and it is one of the enormous Ugand's nature gits that define the country's beauty and its accolade as the "pearl of Africa."

When the early explorers were told of the mountain with snow at the top, they put it down to neaten nonsense but history has absorbed them! Thousands of mountain climbers have made their way to the Margherita peak where it is always snow as in the polar regions of the world. Making one's way to the top is a feat in itself, going through a breath taking hazardous terrain of numerous eco systems which goes through the dense Montane forest to the snow covered peaks. Along the trail, one will see unique vegetations, glacier river premeds and wonder features. It is gorgeous! It is like a summary of the earth here and this is what has attracted famous people to the Rwenzori, one of them, the Italian duke of Abruzzi took photographs in 1906 and wrote a book that was to make the Rwenzoris world famous.<<more>>

 

Wildlife in Uganda

By Maria Kako

Uganda is not your ordinary safari destination, it is a country very rich in fauna and flora which are seen in the 12 national parks in the country. Uganda has both large and small animal species which include primate, carnivores, and herbivores which include antelopes; both large and small antelopes.

Primates are exceptionally well represented in Uganda and these include the gorilla that is the mountain gorillas, the chimpanzee. The chimpanzee is more closely related to humans than any other living creatures.. Monkeys fall into categories of five namely; baboons, patas monkey, vervet monkeys, blue monkeys, red tailed monkeys, de braza's monkeys. L'Hoest's monkey, grey checked mangabey, black and white colobus, and red colobus.<<more>>