*The Majestic Peaks of Pare: An Introduction*The Dance of Dawn: Experiencing Daybreak in the Pare Mountains*Nature’s Resilience: The Biodiversity of Pare Mountains*Living Histories: The Culture and Traditions of the Pare People Hello, world! This is Elly Kimbwereza, reporting from my home base, Tona Lodge, situated in the serene Southern Pare. Amidst the sprawling landscapes and tucked away corners of…
By Edson Gidion Baraukwa, Mass Impacts Writer Hodi Mame was his artistic name. His birth name was Emmanuel Mshote. His voice rings in the weaving and snaking hills of Mbaga in Southern Pare Mountains, six years on, after his spirit parted ways with his body and went to the hereafter. Hodi Mame, for nearly five decades of over eight…
By Benjamin Wa Mahiga Just as Christians says they have a rock of ages cleft for them, the residents of ragged Southern Pare Mountains too have not only one but two: Malameni and Ibwe Leteta rocks- literally. Southern Pare Mountains can truly be described as the land of the rocks but the said two rocks are awe inspiring…
Kilimanjaro — A South Pare Mountains based cultural mountain lodge has received global recognition, a boost to cultural tourism in Tanzania. The World Quality Commitment Award (WQC) 2016/7 has been granted to Tona Lodge after reaching the set out criteria by the Madrid-based institution, named BID (Business Initiative Directions). In a letter sent to the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) and…
Elly D.Kimbwereza Email: Elly.Kimwereza@gmail.com ‘‘Take off your shoes, for this is Holy ground “ is what many visitors who travel long distances to Malameni rock in Mbaga, Southern Pare Mountains feel or tell themselves. So do many local and International visitors entering this remote and in the recent past virtually inaccessible area. Our journey starts from a small town…
Southern Pare Mountains I wrote this yesterday, but I was out of internet range so I’m posting it today.http://jminafrica2010.blogspot.com/2010/08/southern-pare-mountains.html I’m currently in the village of Mbaga in the Southern Pare Mountains, about 100 miles or so southwest of Moshi. The mountains rise abruptly out of the plains, and are very steep and rugged. Getting here was its own interesting…