Maputo, capital city of Mozambique, is situated on the south coast.
Beira, Mozambique's second largest town, also located on the coast,
are built up and have historic Mediterranean style buildings, forts and
shipwrecks that make for interesting exploring. The national parks of Mozambique
are Banhine and Zinave in the south, and Gorongosa north of Beira.
Maputo's protected deepwater harbour serves as Mozambique's main port and
as an important outlet for the landlocked countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Maputo, the gateway to Mozambique and her glorious islands, is a city with an
intriguing mix of culture and architecture, peasant fishermen and palm-fringed
beaches. A colourful, vibrant African city, Maputo today is regaining much of the
allure and attraction it once enjoyed as a tourist mecca before civil war sealed
the country off from the outside war.
Maputo is a magnet for South African tourists, particularly people from areas like Gauteng
who never see the sea. Beaches in the city area are not the best in Africa. But Macaneta
beach, less than an hour's drive away, is popular with city residents and
visitors alike. The Maputo Elephant Reserve, south of the city, is another traditional tourist attraction.
In Maputo city the shops and the central market, Bazar Central, are full of
consumer goods. Visitors in the 1990s also noticed a proliferation of street
traders selling everything from beer to refrigerators. In the 1990s, when the destabilising effects of apartheid in
neighbouring South Africa vanished into the past, Mozambique became a nation at peace.
Exports include cotton, coal, sugar, sisal, and processed food. The
city's manufactures include refined petroleum, building materials, clothing,
footwear, and food products.
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