Showing posts with label Lesotho. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lesotho. Show all posts

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Lesotho - Village Life near Hermitage

Village Life near Hermitage
Lesotho
Photograph Dirk Schwagger

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Lesotho, officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country completely surrounded by South Africa. It is just over 30,000 km2 (11,583 sq mi) in size and has a population slightly over two million.

Lesotho - Mosotho Man

Mosotho Man, Lesotho
Photograph Dirk Schwagger 

Lesotho - Mohair Spinner, Making Yarn or Thread

Mohair spinner - Lesotho

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Mohair is usually a silk-like fabric or yarn made from the hair of the Angora goat.

Lesotho - Men with Racing Horses Near Qaba

Racemeeting near Qaba, Lesotho
Photograph Dirk Schwager

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Lesotho, officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country completely surrounded by South Africa. It is just over 30,000 km2 (11,583 sq mi) in size and has a population slightly over two million.

Lesotho - Ha Mpiti, Basotho Herd Boys and Donkeys

Basotho herd boys and their donkeys at Ha Mpiti, Lesotho

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The Basotho (Sotho) people are a Bantu ethnic group, (people who speak the Bantu language), whose ancestors have lived in southern Africa since around the fifth century.