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Kenya is a land of true wilderness
areas and diverse eco-systems embracing snow-capped mountains,
tropical rainforest, savannah, lakes, rivers, waterfalls,
semi-desert and a lush coastline. The sea brought influences from
the outside world, and the passage of the spice trade created the
unique coastal culture,
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Kenya has a culture born of countless sources. This
region has been crossed by the paths of a long and complex history.
From the prehistoric records of early man to the present day, Kenya
has been a land of unending change, contrasts and diversity.
The
early tribal states saw cycles of migration and shifting power, with
Kenya as a meeting place for peoples from the plainlands of the
south, the forests of the West and the deserts of the North.
The
sea brought influences from the outside world, and the passage of
the spice trade created the unique coastal culture, where lines
between Africa and Arabia blurred. The open coast brought European
influences into this world of change and began a turbulent struggle
for control whose exotic history linger |
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