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Africa
Travel Magazine's "Great Cities of Africa"
editions include Lusaka,
Zambia and Livingstone,
home of Victoria Falls: One of the
Top
10 Wonders of the
World
Lusaka
As one of the
fastest- growing city centers in Central
Africa, the capital Lusaka has brought
together people of many nationalities and
is an intense land of colorful hustle and
bustle of free enterprise mixed with real
African ingenuity. Interspersed with
Lusaka's many excellent luxury and budget
hotels and restaurants are truly urban
African experiences: large markets full of
economicactivity; noteworthy historical
and cultural sites; the Zintu museum of
Arts and Crafts ant the Munda anga Zoo and
Botanical Gardens. For those wishing to
visit nearby game reserves, the pristing
bush is less than a day's trip away from
this major city center.
The city
is central to the main highways leading
north, south, east and west, at an
altitude of 1,300 meters (4,265 FEET)
above sea level. Lusaka is centrally
located for Zambians and visitors, with
Lusaka International Airport being an
important national and international
link.
Zambia is
a landlocked country in the tropics of
sub-Saharan Africa whose population
exceeds 10 million. The capital of Zambia
is Lusaka, with a population of roughly
1.2 million people.
Victoria
Falls lies on Zambia's southern border at
the tourist center of Livingstone.
Zambia's 19 Parks have some of the most
abundant animal populations in
Africa.
Zambia's
elevation (average 1300m) gives it a mild
tropical climate. The weather is so
pleasant that is has been nicknamed "The
air-conditioned state"
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