Day 31 to 33: meeting San Bushman tribe
08:54We leave now for good Botswana and make our way back to Namibia. The border to exit Botswana was once again such a fun moment. We meat for the second time the officer Dominique, which is the kind of guy that make you feel welcome to the country. The kind of guy that you which to see at each border! But then, when arriving to Namibian border, you feel another vibe!
Anyway, we make our way to the next campsite, 60 km from one of the San Bushman village.
Next day, we get the whole morning to visit the oldest ethnic group from Namibia: the Bushmen, which have inhabited the Southern of Africa for an estimated 20 000 years.
The San have a deep understanding of nature and ecology, living in harmony with their environment. Only 2000 bushmen still follow a traditional way of life. And with the years this number is dramatically decreasing due to many factors. 1st, of course, being the unspoken genocide which happened in the 1970's, then the government which forbid the Bushmen to hunt anymore, and finally the new generation that prefer living a more westernised life.
It was a very short but amazing experience. Their very own 'clicking language' was fascinating.
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Tout simplement impressionnant. Quelle osmose avec la nature ! Mais quelle Histoire tragique...
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