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Auf der Reise vom Kaokoveld zum Ovamboland (Regionen Omusati und Oshana) lohnt sich ein Abstecher zu den Ruacana Falls (Ruacana Fälle). Von Opuwo aus lassen sich die Wasserfälle am Kunene River auf der C41 ostwärts und anschließend auf der C35 gen Norden bequem erreichen.
Der Kunene ist ein ganzjährig Wasser führender Fluss. Er entspringt im angolanischen Hochland von Bié auf einer Höhe von 1800 Metern. Er fließt zunächst in südwestlicher Richtung durch Teile des Kalahari Beckens.
Östlich von Ruacana wird er im Calueque Dam angestaut. Das verbleibende Wasser ergießt er sich in einer Vielzahl von Einzelströmen in eine 700 Meter breite und 120 Meter tiefe Schlucht.
Ab Ruacana fließt der Kunene in westlicher Richtung und bildet die natürliche Grenze zwischen Angola und Namibia, bevor er schließlich in einem breiten Delta in den Atlantik mündet.
Die Ruacana Wasserfälle sind nach dem Ort Ruacana benannt, der nur wenige Kilometer entfernt liegt. Wirtschaftlich bedeutsam ist das unterirdisch angelegte Wasserkraftwerk von Ruacana.
Es wurde 1970 errichtet und später um ein zweites Kraftwerk erweitert. Das größte Kraftwerk Namibias (347 Megawatt) deckt heute einen großen Teil des namibischen Strombedarfs.
Da das Kraftwerk von Ruacana die Energie des Kunene Flusses stark absorbiert, sind die Wasserfälle für den Besucher oft wenig beeindruckend.
Lediglich nach der Regenzeit, normalerweise zwischen Februar und Mai, stürzen größere Wassermengen in die Tiefe, und die Ruacana Falls erinnern dann sogar ein wenig an die Viktoriafälle. Während der trockenen Jahreszeit lohnt sich der Besuch der Ruacana Fälle eher nicht.
Unterhalb der Wasserfälle liegt rund 2 Kilometer flussabwärts eine verbreiterte Stelle im Fluss, die "Hippo Pools" genannt wird. Hier gibt es einen sehr schönen, schattigen Campingplatz, die Otjipahuriro Campsite. Manchmal kann man hier auch Flusspferde beobachten.
Der Grenzfluss zwischen Namibia und Angola, der Kunene, stürzt bei den Epupa-Wasserfällen in eine über 40 m tiefe Schlucht, unweit der Ortschaft Epupa im Nordwesten Namibias. In der Herero-Sprache heißt Epupa soviel wie fallendes Wasser. Der Kunene ist einer der 5 Flüsse Namibias, die ständig Wasser führen. Trotzdem ist die Wasserführung entsprechend der jahreszeitlichen Regenmengen unterschiedlich, so dass auch das Naturschauspiel der Epupa Fälle jahreszeitlichen Schwankungen unterliegt.
The border river between Namibia and Angola, the Kunene, plummets down a 40 metre deep gorge at the Epupa Falls close to the nearby village of Epupa. In the Herero language Epupa means “falling water”. The Kunene River is one of Namibia’s five perennial rivers. Nonetheless the water level changes depending on the annual rain falls so that the natural spectacle Epupa Falls is subject to seasonal fluctuations. The best months to view the falls are April and May.
Der Grenzfluss zwischen Namibia und Angola, der Kunene, stürzt bei den Epupa-Wasserfällen in eine über 40 m tiefe Schlucht, unweit der Ortschaft Epupa im Nordwesten Namibias. In der Herero-Sprache heißt Epupa soviel wie fallendes Wasser. Der Kunene ist einer der 5 Flüsse Namibias, die ständig Wasser führen. Trotzdem ist die Wasserführung entsprechend der jahreszeitlichen Regenmengen unterschiedlich, so dass auch das Naturschauspiel der Epupa Fälle jahreszeitlichen Schwankungen unterliegt.
The border river between Namibia and Angola, the Kunene, plummets down a 40 metre deep gorge at the Epupa Falls close to the nearby village of Epupa. In the Herero language Epupa means “falling water”. The Kunene River is one of Namibia’s five perennial rivers. Nonetheless the water level changes depending on the annual rain falls so that the natural spectacle Epupa Falls is subject to seasonal fluctuations. The best months to view the falls are April and May.
Jahbu Art - Himba, Gardens of Worlds
The Himba are indigenous peoples, living in northern Namibia, in the Kunene Region (formerly Kaokoland) and on the other side of the Kunene River in southern Angola.
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#repost• @whatsculture History Class: Tracing the roots of Capoeira. The Afro-Brazilian martial art form incorporates acrobatics, dance, folklore, and music. Two opponents play each other inside a circle (Roda) formed by the other players, who create rhythm for the game by clapping, singing, and playing traditional instruments. It’s the second most popular sport in Brazil and is practiced in different parts of the world today. To understand the significance, we look at how it is a phenomenon born out of migration.
“Capoeira was conceived in Africa and born in Brazil,’’ Mestre Jelon Vieira once said. As a colony of the Portuguese Crown, millions of Africans were shipped and sold in Brazil. There, enslaved Africans shared their cultural traditions, including dances, rituals, and fighting techniques, which eventually evolved into capoeira. Many elements and traditions that would inform capoeira are said to have originated in Angola. At that time, 80% of all enslaved Africans in Rio de Janeiro came from Central West Africa from countries that are now known as Gabon, Angola and both Congos.
People from Angola were prominent among the enslaved Africans who played the game on the streets and squares of Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and other Brazilian port cities at the beginning of the nineteenth century. With many enslaved Africans revolting against slavery, they would soon form communities in villages called quilombos in which they could sustain different expressions of African culture. They used capoeira to defend themselves and resist capture, disguising its martial intent with music, song, and dance.
Capoeira became illegal after the abolition of slavery in 1888. Practitioners were socially ostracised for more 40 years, until the legendary capoeira master, Mestre Bimba, opened the first capoeira school in Bahia in 1932. From there, the martial art would reach all parts of the world. At its core, capoeira is born out of a mix of African and Brazilian indigenous cultures and it represents resistance and resilience 🇧🇷🌍
#moyoafrika #brazil #angola🇦🇴 #africanculture #africanculture #africandiaspora #african
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#repost• @whatsculture History Class: Tracing the roots of Capoeira. The Afro-Brazilian martial art form incorporates acrobatics, dance, folklore, and music. Two opponents play each other inside a circle (Roda) formed by the other players, who create rhythm for the game by clapping, singing, and playing traditional instruments. It’s the second most popular sport in Brazil and is practiced in different parts of the world today. To understand the significance, we look at how it is a phenomenon born out of migration.
“Capoeira was conceived in Africa and born in Brazil,’’ Mestre Jelon Vieira once said. As a colony of the Portuguese Crown, millions of Africans were shipped and sold in Brazil. There, enslaved Africans shared their cultural traditions, including dances, rituals, and fighting techniques, which eventually evolved into capoeira. Many elements and traditions that would inform capoeira are said to have originated in Angola. At that time, 80% of all enslaved Africans in Rio de Janeiro came from Central West Africa from countries that are now known as Gabon, Angola and both Congos.
People from Angola were prominent among the enslaved Africans who played the game on the streets and squares of Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and other Brazilian port cities at the beginning of the nineteenth century. With many enslaved Africans revolting against slavery, they would soon form communities in villages called quilombos in which they could sustain different expressions of African culture. They used capoeira to defend themselves and resist capture, disguising its martial intent with music, song, and dance.
Capoeira became illegal after the abolition of slavery in 1888. Practitioners were socially ostracised for more 40 years, until the legendary capoeira master, Mestre Bimba, opened the first capoeira school in Bahia in 1932. From there, the martial art would reach all parts of the world. At its core, capoeira is born out of a mix of African and Brazilian indigenous cultures and it represents resistance and resilience 🇧🇷🌍
#moyoafrika #brazil #angola🇦🇴 #africanculture #africanculture #africandiaspora #african
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