Lillies from Africa in Phalaborwa Traditional Cache
Lillies from Africa in Phalaborwa
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Hidden in the parking area of an overnight accommodadion establishment where the lesser Spotted African Lily resides, with the consent of the owner, Mrs Anita Roux. Anybody may enter the property in daylight hours, and feel free to search for the cache. As it is an a parking lot that is shared by other businesses, no one will want to know what you are doing there. So feel free to walk around. It is a safe area also.
Small Tupper Ware container with green lid, contains a log sheet, pencil, some small goodies.
Phalaborwa was started in 1940 as a mining town. There are 3 vulcanic pipes, which are mined for mainly copper and phosphate. Go search for the cache at the Phalaborwa Mine Viewpoint, and look down into the biggest man-made hole in the southern hemisphere. The hole is 1,8km wide, and 1,1 km deep.
Phalaborwa has won the cleanest town competition a few times. The name Phalaborwa means "Better than the South". Many moons ago a faction broke away from Lesotho in the south, and moved north to Limpopo province, and found life much better here up north. That is also the reason that there is 2 Sotho dialects - North Sotho and South Sotho.
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Ovt Ebpxf, Fznyy ebpxf, naq fgbarf? Lbh jvyy unir gb oraq bire sbe guvf bar!!
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