November 26, 2015:
I crossed from South Africa into Zimbabwe on November 25 and rode to the village of Masvingo. There's a World Heritage Site, Great Zimbabwe National Monument, close by I wanted to visit. It's believed to be the birth place of Zimbabwe's modern civilization and the first capital. It was inhabited between AD 1150 until the 1800's. At one point there were 2,500 inhabitants and the ruling King had as many as 200 wives. I did a guided tour however it was Africa hot and I lost interest half way through. It's a nice pile of rocks though.

Looking down from where the King lived. His wives lived in below him so he and his staff could keep an eye on them. His first wife lived in the large fort area and was thought to be charge of all the others.
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First wife's residence:
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The Kings area:
The passage ways leading into the Kings area were designed to get narrower as you entered, for security reasons. It's believed guards were stationed on top of the walls to drop rocks on any invaders that could have made it this far.
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This area was used to hold council or court. The ruling King would sit up on the horizontal rock with his closest advisors.
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Inside the First Wife's fort:
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No one seems to know what this tower is supposed to represent. It's believed it may have something to do with fertility.
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This entrance was not part of the original wall design, installed for tourists, however they did a good job building it.
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This is where I decided I'd seen enough and ended the tour, it was hot. Went back into Masvingo for fluids and then rode to Kwekwe for the night.

Song of the day: Who Made Who, AC/DC