A heritage walk through the Tswapong Hills
Thursday, June 08, 2017
Heritage walk participants
The three-day walk began with a preliminary exposure and terrain familiarisation 5km guided tour around the Old Palapye Heritage site to see and learn about the Bangwato ruins including the old London Missionary Society (LMS) church ruins, Khama III’s open pit well and his big four-cornered house.
To the walkers’ amusement, this short walk sparked a lot of interest and debate later at the campfire as one of the Malaka village elders gave a historical and cultural background of the village.
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