THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO
Spiral aloe, Aloe polyphylla. Lesotho's national flower. It spirals either clockwise or anti-clockwise.
The traditional Lesotho hat and the tops of the thatched roofs mimic the shape of the mountains.
A rural family home.
Rural life.
Lesotho claims to have the highest lowest point of any country.
Hydro-electric power generated from the Katse Dam built in the late 90's.
Huge erosion.
High altitude and poor soil make agriculture difficult.
Many of the young boys herd cattle out on the mountainsides. They wear galoshes and blankets to keep warm.
Pay day in Semonkong, a town reminiscent of Wild West movies.
Pay day in Semonkong, a town reminiscent of Wild West movies.
Wherever you go in Africa there is a Coke sign.
Semonkong
Transport in Lesotho is largely on horseback or by donkey.
A Basotho elder
The shops of Semonkong.
Phone home..
Great for private conversations.
About 80% of Basothos use pit latrine toilets. Lesotho has invested in providing better pit latrines that are fly proof at schools and clinics.
The landscape is littered with car wrecks.
Some sort of sign post?
High altitude storm over the Katse Dam
High altitude storm over the Katse Dam
The people who were displaced by the rising waters of the Katse Dam have still not been properly compensated 30 odd years later.
The Katse Dam flooded valuable scarce agricultural land and inundated ancestral graves.
A truly mountainous kingdom.
Shallow soil and steep mountainsides makes agriculture difficult.
At high altitude clouds cast sharp shadows.