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Touring Makobe in Cameroon
Makobe in the region of South-West Province is located in Cameroon - some 159 mi or ( 256 km ) North-West of Yaoundé , the country's capital city .
Time in Makobe is now 09:41 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Douala " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Yaoundé, Ndor, Mofako, Lokando, and Kumba. Being here already, consider visiting Yaoundé . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Makobe ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Chief Elias Sona EPIE'S instalation - June-05-2005 - KURUME
On 5 June 2005, Chief Elias Sona Epie became the Third Epie to serve as Chief of the Bafaw tribe of Kurume (KRUME in Bafaw), Cameroon. Here is just a segment of the ceremony following a private ritual ..
Bafaw singing-Dancing at Ma Dibo & Mbella epie funerals in Kurume
On the funeral eve, the village dances all night. Its a celebration. However, it could be several weeks before burial and during the time until burial, there are mourners sleeping and feeding at your ..
Driving - Kumba to Kurume along Mamfe rd. Torments of rainy season
Driving to Mamfe from Kumba from June to September can be exciting, frustrating, and can cause your blood to boil to see the torment people go through to get from one place to another. You see the wea ..
Toyota corolla - workhorse on Cameroon roads.
After the main road became impassible, cars took to driving on an old path, that quickly became a muddy trap for cars. But Toyota Corolla is the king of these roads. Kumba is only place wher COROLLA P ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Lake Barombi Mbo
Lake Barombi Mbo or Barombi-ma-Mbu is a lake near Kumba in the Southwest Region of Cameroon. It is located in the Cameroon volcanic chain, and is the largest volcanic lake in this region. It is one of the oldest radiocarbon-dated lakes in Africa. On old colonial maps the area was known as Elefanten Sea (Elephant Lake), but the elephants living in the area were extirpated due to ivory trading. Until now, 15 species of fishes have been recorded from the lake.
Located at 4.67 9.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Lake Dissoni
Lake Dissoni, also known as Lake Soden, is a small lake in the volcanic chain in the Southwest Region of Cameroon. This volcanic lake has diameter of about 1.25 km and is at the southeastern foot of the Rumpi Hills. There are only three fish species in the lake, but all these are endemic: A poeciliid, an undescribed catfish and an undescribed barb. The atyid shrimp Caridina sodenensis is also endemic to the lake.
Located at 4.73 9.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Kumba
For the roller coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa, see Kumba (roller coaster). For the fish genus, see Kumba (genus). For the South African iron ore company, see Kumba Resources.
Located at 4.63 9.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Bakossi Forest Reserve
The Bakossi Forest Reserve is a 5,517 square kilometres reserve within the Bakossi Mountains in Cameroon, home to many rare species of plants, animals and birds. The Forest Reserve in turn contains the Bakossi National Park, created by a decree in early 2008. The park covers 29,320 hectares, and was justified on the basis of preserving plant diversification.
Located at 4.74 9.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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