Inhambane (2)

What a sense of history there is here.

Inhambane is one of the oldest European settlements along the east coast and has that same sense of sad historical charm that parts of Zanzibar have.




Beautiful coastal trading posts built on the back of ivory, slaves, gold and diamonds.
This city dates back to the 10th century when it was a port of call for Arab traders travelling down the east coast.

By the 16th century, the Portuguese had arrived and by the early 18th century, they were well established here.

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