The Victoria Falls are on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia. Photos: ANDREAS DROUVE/dpa
The world’s most impressive waterfalls, Victoria Falls in Africa and South America’s Iguazu, offer the same dramatic visuals and sounds.
Here are a few facts about each waterfall that you can take into consideration when deciding which is worth a trip, once it is safe to do so.
Where are they?
Brazil and Argentina share the falls in South America, called Iguazu in Argentina and Iguacu in Brazil, named in the language of the Guarani Indians, meaning “big water”.
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca of Spain was the first European to see the falls in 1542 and baptised them Santa Maria, though the name did not catch on.
United-states
Argentina
Brazil
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Northern
Zambia
Dos-hermanas
Andalucísp
Spain
Victoria-falls
Matabeleland-north
Zimbabwe
Untangling ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ viewing points
BY BURZIL DUBE
THE 19 viewing points at Victoria Falls, which were briefly highlighted in this column last week caused a stir where yours truly was bombarded with questions over the authenticity of the mentioned figures.
Some regular visitors to this magnificent spectacle were of the opinion that there are less than 10 viewing points while others could not fathom most names associated with the standpoints.
Few others were oblivious of the fact that this Seventh Wonder of the world is shared by both Zimbabwe and Zambia as they say it belonged to the former.
While yours truly is not a fundi or expert in tourism-related aspects, it is, however, a universally acknowledged fact that the mighty Victoria Falls is one of the largest waterfalls in the world and draws thousands of visitors.
Main-falls
Zambia-general
Zambia
Zambezi
Eastern
David-livingstone
Northern
Mosi-oa-tunya
Zimbabwe-general
Zimbabwe
Cataract-island
Rainbow-falls
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