https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/travel/mozambique-national-park.html
The Chimanimani Mountains at dawn.
The World Through a Lens
Mozambique Mints a New National Park â and Surveys Its Riches
In the wake of wars, natural disasters and insurgencies, Mozambique is experiencing an environmental renaissance. One of the results is a new and stunningly beautiful national park.
The Chimanimani Mountains at dawn.Credit.
Published May 3, 2021Updated May 5, 2021
When you stand in the Chimanimani Mountains, itâs difficult to reconcile their present serenity with their beleaguered past. From the valleys below, enormous walls of gray stone rise above dense deciduous forests. Hidden among various crevices are ancient rock paintings, made in the late Stone Age by the San people, also known as Bushmen; they depict dancing men and women, and hunting parties chasing after elephants. Thereâs even a painting of a crocodile so enormous that it may forever deter you from the riverb