ZimbabweWhat about the tourism ?Silvia Rubín.

Zimbabwesays:

ZimbabwetourisminformationVictoria fallsisone of theSeven Natural Wonders of theWorld. David Livingstone -a Scottish explorer- wastthethefirstEuropeantoviewthe Victoria Falls. (1885)Theindigenousnames: Shungunamutitima, aManz' aThunqayo, Mosi-oa-Tunyaisthename in official use in Zambia. Whileitisneitherthehighestnorthewidestwaterfall in theworld, itisclaimedtobethelargest.

widthof 1,708 metresheight of 108 meters

ZIMBABWEThere are twoislandsonthecrest of thefallsthat are largeenoughto divide thecurtain of watereven at full flood: Boaruka Island (orCataract Island) nearthe western bank, and Livingstone Island nearthemiddle. At lessthan full flood, additionalislets divide thecurtain of waterintoseparateparallelstreams. Themainstreams are named, in orderfromZimbabwe (west) to Zambia (east): Devil'sCataract (calledLeapingWaterbysome), Main Falls, Rainbow Falls (thehighest) and theEastern Cataract

Victoria fallsRainyseason: fromlate NovembertoearlyApril.Theriver'sannualfloodseasonisFebruarytoMaywith a peak in AprilDuringthefloodseason, however, itisimpossibletoseethefoot of thefalls

Victoria fallsDryseason:

Formation: Therecent geological history of Victoria Falls can beseen in theform of thegorgesbelowthefalls.Theriver has fallen in different eras intodifferentchasmswhichnowform a series of sharplyzig-zagginggorgesdownstreamfromthefalls.ArchaeologicalsitesaroundthefallshaveyieldedHomo habilisstoneartefactsfrom 3 millionyearsago.

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Zambianside:

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NationalParks: Thetwonationalparks at thefalls are relativelysmall–Mosi-oa-TunyaNational Park is66 square kilometres and Victoria Falls National Park is23 square kilometres .Crimerestrict animal movement.

Natural tourismin zimbabweWild life: Abovefalls:elephanthippopotamusbuffalocrocodilegiraffezebraantelopemonkeys Lion and leopard are onlyoccasionallyseen. Theriveris home to 39 species of fishbelowthefalls and 89 speciesaboveit.

ZimbabweReferences:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_FAlls