Posted
on November 17, 2014
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| Malabo Cathedral |
Today
is the annual celebration of Malabo's patron saint, Santa Isabel.
So
where is Malabo?
It's
in Equatorial Guinea. As a matter of fact, Malabo is the capital city of
Equatorial Guinea.
You
may still be lost, so here is map that shows this small African
nation, which is on the equator and in and alongside the Gulf of
Guinea (hence the name Equatorial Guinea).
Notice
that there are two main regions in the nation: an island, on which
the capital city of Malabo is located, and a small chunk of the
mainland, on which the largest city of the nation (Bata) is located.
Equatorial
Guinea used to be a Spanish colony.
I
was so pleased to read that, thanks to oil production, Equatorial
Guinea is the richest country per capita (that is, per person) in all
of Africa. But then I had to go and read further: it turns out that
this oil wealth has found its way into very few hands, and many of
the people live in bad conditions. For example, less than half of the
people have access to clean water, and about one-fifth of all
children die before they are 5 years old! Also, the country suffers
from an authoritarian government, which has a horrible human-rights
record!
So...yikes!
But there are some interesting or beautiful sights to be seen there:
- Freedom Tower in Bata
- Monte Alen National Park
- Beaches of Corsico
- Albino gorilla
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on this date:
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