Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert
At Ghanzi in the Kalahari desert of Namibia, I went on a bushman walk to learn how the indigenous people of this area survive in such a harsh environment. We learnt how different plants and roots could cure various ailments including back pain, head ache and “gentle herps”. The bushmen would go ahead and find samples for us before explaining in their language, with an interpreter translating for us. They utilise whatever they can find to survive. To maintain a store of fresh water, they use ostrich eggs as containers to hold a litre of water and then burry them in the ground to keep them cool. They clothe themselves using the skins of the animals they kill for food, and shelter is provided by whatever shade they can find from trees and bushes in the desert. Its amazing that people can survive in the desert by living off the land like this.
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