Mozambique, Africa
6/5/2010 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Joseph’s shares cultural experiences with the people of Mozambique’s Bazaruto Archipelago.
On Mozambique’s Bazaruto Archipelago, Kuta Katila means, “Roll your reed mat out on the sand, lay back and relax.” Joseph does exactly that at the Indigo Bay Island Resort and Spa on Bazaruto Island and at the Azura Resort on Benguerra Island. Joseph continues to practice the fine art of Kuta Katila on the sparkling beaches and in the turquoise waters of the Bazaruto Marine National Park.
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Mozambique, Africa
6/5/2010 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
On Mozambique’s Bazaruto Archipelago, Kuta Katila means, “Roll your reed mat out on the sand, lay back and relax.” Joseph does exactly that at the Indigo Bay Island Resort and Spa on Bazaruto Island and at the Azura Resort on Benguerra Island. Joseph continues to practice the fine art of Kuta Katila on the sparkling beaches and in the turquoise waters of the Bazaruto Marine National Park.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> male announcer: WELCOME TO TRAVELSCOPE, WITH JOSEPH ROSENDO, WHERE EACH WEEK, YOU JOIN US AS WE ACCEPT THE WORLD'S INVITATION TO VISIT.
>> Rosendo: TODAY ON TRAVELSCOPE, I TAKE A TIP FROM THE LOCALS AND TAKE A BEACH BREAK ON THE WHITE SANDS OF THE ISLANDS OF MOZAMBIQUE, AFRICA.
>> announcer: TRAVELSCOPE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY DK EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDES.
DK CITY, COUNTRY, AND DRIVING GUIDES FEATURE EVOCATIVE PHOTOS, 3-D MAPPING, AND ILLUSTRATIONS FOR KEY SITES AND TRAVEL ITINERARIES.
DK EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDES: THE GUIDES THAT SHOW YOU WHAT OTHERS ONLY TELL YOU.
[singing and clapping] >> Rosendo: WILD, WILD AFRICA IS ABOUT MORE THAN LIONS AND RHINOS AND BUFFALOS.
IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE, CULTURE, AND BEAUTIFUL PLACES.
JOIN ME ON MY MOZAMBIQUE ADVENTURE.
FROM THE WILDS OF SOUTH AFRICA'S GAME RESERVES, I TRAVELED TO THE FORMER PORTUGUESE COLONY OF MOZAMBIQUE.
MOZAMBIQUE'S 480,000 SQUARE MILES INCLUDES 1,500 MILES ON THE INDIAN OCEAN, THE SECOND LONGEST COASTLINE IN AFRICA.
I'M HEADING TO THE BAZARUTO ARCHIPELAGO, A 15-MINUTE FLIGHT FROM THE MAINLAND, WITHIN MOZAMBIQUE'S ONLY MARINE NATIONAL PARK.
BAZARUTO ISLAND IS THE LARGEST OF THE FOUR MAJOR TROPICAL ISLES THAT MAKE UP THE ARCHIPELAGO AND THE SETTING FOR INDIGO BAY, A LUXURY RESORT AND SPA WHICH FEATURES SEASIDE RESTAURANTS, BEACH CHALETS, AND BAY VIEW VILLAS.
INDIGO BAY IS THE FIRST OF MY SAND AND SUN MOZAMBICAN ISLAND RETREATS.
IN 1505, WHEN THE PORTUGUESE DISCOVERED BAZARUTO, THEY WERE CAPTIVATED BY THE RIDGE OF SAND DUNES THAT RISE OUT OF THE SEA.
I SET OFF WITH DOMINGOS ON HORSEBACK TO CLIMB THE HILLS AND GET AN OVERVIEW OF THE ARCHIPELAGO.
WOW, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL UP HERE.
SO THE HIGHEST DUNE IS ABOUT 300 FEET, I UNDERSTAND, FROM THE FLOOR OF THE ISLAND HERE.
DOES THE DUNE MOVE?
>> YES, IT'S A METER PER YEAR.
>> Rosendo: A METER A YEAR?
>> A METER A YEAR, YES.
WELL, IF YOU WANT, I CAN TAKE YOU OUT TO THE DUNES.
IT'S MORE BEAUTIFUL, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE OCEAN.
>> Rosendo: LET'S GO.
VAMONOS?
>> VAMOOSH.
>> Rosendo: VAMOOSH.
>> UP!
>> Rosendo: WHOO!
OH, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL, DOMINGOS.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A REEF.
>> THAT IS A REEF.
IT'S CALLED FIVE MILE REEF.
>> Rosendo: WELL, THIS WATER LOOKS SO GOOD UP HERE IN THIS HOT SAND.
WHY DON'T WE GO BACK TO THE RESORT AND GO TO THE BEACH?
>> GOOD IDEA.
VAMUSH.
>> Rosendo: VAMUSH.
>> LEAN BACK.
>> Rosendo: HA--OH!
AH, WHOO-HOO!
GOOD HORSE.
THIS IS REALLY ANOTHER WORLD UP HERE.
>> YEAH.
>> Rosendo: I'VE NEVER RIDDEN BAREBACK ON A HORSE, MUCH LESS GONE SWIMMING WITH ONE.
TRAVEL CHALLENGES STEREOTYPES, AND MY NOTION OF WILD AFRICA IS BEING TRANSFORMED BY CALM WATERS, WHITE SAND BEACHES, AND PALM TREES GENTLY BLOWING IN THE BREEZE.
ALTHOUGH INDIGO BAY WOULD BE THE PERFECT SPOT FOR IT, LOUNGING ON THE BEACH IS A CHALLENGE FOR ME.
SO I'M OFF WITH MY GUIDE LOURENCO FOR A VISIT TO HIS VILLAGE AND AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PEOPLE OF BAZARUTO.
LOURENCO, IT'S ABOUT A MILE WALK FROM THE RESORT TO THE VILLAGE HERE.
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE VILLAGE?
>> WE CALL THIS ZENGUELEMO.
WE'VE GOT THREE VILLAGES IN THE ISLAND, BUT THIS AREA ISN'T TOO BIG.
>> Rosendo: HOW MANY PEOPLE?
>> SOMETHING LIKE 1,000 PEOPLE LIVING IN THIS VILLAGE.
THIS IS ANTONIO, MY NEPHEW ANTONIO.
>> Rosendo: ANTONIO.
>> HE IS THE OWNER FOR THIS HOUSE.
>> Rosendo: BON DIA.
>> BON DIA.
>> Rosendo: NOW, THAT'S PORTUGUESE, BON DIA.
>> IN THE LOCAL LANGUAGE, WE SAY, "WEZINI."
>> Rosendo: ABUIZINI >> GABUIDZINI, YES.
>> Rosendo: AND THAT'S IN THE LOCAL LANGUAGE.
>> SHEE OCHA.
>> Rosendo: SHA'OCHA, THAT'S THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE ON THE ISLAND.
NOW, WHAT DO YOU DO?
DO YOU WORK AT THE RESORT?
>> YEAH, I WORK AT THE RESORT, YES.
>> Rosendo: YOU WORK AT THE RESORT.
ARE PEOPLE FARMERS ON THE ISLAND TOO?
OR NOT REALLY?
>> NOT REALLY, BECAUSE THE SAND IS NOT SO GOOD FOR AGRICULTURE.
>> Rosendo: OKAY, ANTONIO, WHAT IS THIS?
>> IT'S THE KITCHEN HOUSE.
>> Rosendo: THIS IS THE KITCHEN.
>> AND NOW THEY'RE ORGANIZING FOR TEAS.
>> Rosendo: NOW, ARE ALL THE BUILDINGS HERE BELONG TO YOUR FAMILY?
>> YEAH, ALL TOGETHER HERE, YES, ABOUT 13 OF US.
>> Rosendo: 13?
>> YES.
>> Rosendo: HOW LONG HAS YOUR FAMILY LIVED HERE?
>> 17, 18 YEARS, YEAH.
>> Rosendo: 18 YEARS.
>> YEAH, STAYING HERE.
>> Rosendo: AND, LOURENCO, YOU SAID THAT 70% OF THE VILLAGE MAKES THEIR LIVING WITH FISHING, AND HERE'S A PRETTY GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT.
>> PEOPLE DON'T EAT TOO MUCH VEGETABLE HERE.
THEY LIKE FISH.
THIS FISH WAS CAUGHT THIS MORNING.
SO I GOT DIFFERENT TYPE OF FISH.
>> Rosendo: WHAT KINDS OF FISH DO WE HAVE THERE?
WELL, I'VE SEEN THAT.
THAT'S A BLOWFISH, YEAH.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SMALL FISH ARE.
LOURENCO, NOW, HOW WOULD SHE COOK THIS FISH, NOW?
>> SHE'S GOING TO PUT OIL IN THE POT AND THEN SOME ONION AND TOMATOES.
>> Rosendo: NOW, IT'S INTERESTING, 'CAUSE THAT SEEMS VERY MEDITERRANEAN TO ME.
IT MUST BE THE PORTUGUESE INFLUENCE HERE.
>> EXACTLY.
BUT OUR TRADITION IS JUST WATER AND SALT.
>> Rosendo: JUST WATER AND SALT.
BOILED?
>> BOIL IT, YEAH.
>> Rosendo: SO, LOURENCO, DO THE PEOPLE MAKE ENOUGH TO LIVE ON WITH THE FISHING AND THE LITTLE BIT OF CROPS THAT THEY GROW?
>> NO, NO, I DON'T THINK THIS IS ENOUGH.
THE PEOPLE JUST MAKE THAT FOR SURVIVING.
>> Rosendo: SURVIVAL.
THE RESORT MAYBE HELPS A LITTLE BIT, BUT NOT EVERYBODY WORKS AT THE RESORT, SO IT'S STILL A STRUGGLE HERE.
WELL, ANTONIO, OBRIGADO.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR VISIT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Rosendo: THE PORTUGUESE HELD POWER ON MOZAMBIQUE FOR ALMOST FIVE CENTURIES UNTIL, AFTER A DECADE OF REBELLION, THE COUNTRY WAS GRANTED INDEPENDENCE IN 1975.
SOON AFTER, MOZAMBICANS WERE ENGAGED IN A CIVIL WAR THAT LASTED 15 YEARS AND KILLED 900,000 PEOPLE.
WHILE LIFE MAY STILL BE A STRUGGLE ON BAZARUTO, SINCE 1992 THE SUN SETS ON AN ISLAND AND A COUNTRY AT PEACE.
EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE AT INDIGO BAY, I KEEP SAYING, "PHEW, IT'S JUST ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY IN PARADISE."
WELL, TODAY WE'RE GOING STRAIGHT TO PARADISE ISLAND ITSELF FOR A LITTLE SNORKELING AND REST AND RECREATION.
COME ON.
PARADISE ISLAND, OR SANTA COROLINA AS THE PORTUGUESE CALLED IT, WAS A THRIVING TOURISM DESTINATION IN THE 1950s.
IT'S EVEN SAID THAT BOB DYLAN WROTE THE SONG MOZAMBIQUE IN A HOTEL HERE.
NOW IT'S IN RUINS DUE TO A CIVIL WAR WHERE IT WAS USED AS A MILITARY OUTPOST.
TOURISM STARTED TO RETURN IN THE 1990s, AND THERE ARE SOME PLANS NOW FOR SOME FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
BUT RIGHT NOW, FROM THE RESORT, YOU CAN GET A TOUR WHICH WILL BRING YOU OUT TO THE ISLAND FOR SOME SNORKELING AND LUNCH ON THE BEACH.
YOU'RE THE CHEF TODAY.
AFTER LUNCH, I'M OFF TO BENGUERRA ISLAND AND THE AZURA RESORT.
THE ARCHIPELAGO HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS THE BAZARUTO NATIONAL PARK, MOZAMBIQUE'S ONLY MARINE PARK, AND AS SUCH, THE WATERS TEEM WITH LIFE.
THERE ARE MORE THAN 2,000 SPECIES OF FISH AND OTHER SEAGOING CREATURES, SUCH AS SEA TURTLES, GIANT LOBSTER, AND DOLPHINS.
NOT ALL THE CREATURES IN AFRICA ARE IN THE BUSH OR THE JUNGLE.
THERE'S SOME DOLPHIN RIGHT OUT THERE, FEEDING RIGHT AT THE TOP.
WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR DOLPHIN, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO LOOK FOR THE BIRDS.
THERE'S ALWAYS AN OPPORTUNITY, EVEN IF YOU'RE JUST GOING FROM ONE RESORT TO THE OTHER.
>> WELCOME TO AZURA.
YOUR WELCOME DRINK.
>> Rosendo: MM!
OBRIGADO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Rosendo: THE AZURA RESORT IS CONSIDERED TO BE MOZAMBIQUE'S ONLY ECO-HOTEL.
THEY DESCRIBE IT AS A ECO-HOTEL BECAUSE OF THE RESORT'S COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND THEIR ECOLOGICAL SENSIBILITIES TOWARDS PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT.
MUCH OF THE MATERIAL THAT IS USED TO CONSTRUCT THE HOTEL IS TAKEN FROM MATERIAL FOUND ON THE ISLAND, INCLUDING THE HUGE BEAMS FOR THE STAR BAR THAT WERE RECLAIMED AFTER A RECENT CYCLONE.
THE PEOPLE ON THE ISLAND WERE GIVEN CONSTRUCTION SKILLS SO THAT THEY COULD, BY HAND, BUILD AZURA.
THEY RECYCLE THEIR GRAY WATER.
SOLAR PANELING IS USED FOR HEATING WATER.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT A LUXURY FIVE-STAR RESORT CAN HAVE A CONSCIENCE.
>> BON DIAS, SEÑORITAS.
COMO ESTA?
[people speaking Portuguese] >> AH, THIS ONE IS STILL ALIVE, HUH?
JONESY, ARE WE GONNA TAKE THE LEGOSTA?
>> WE NEED SOME LEGOSTA FOR DINNER.
>> Rosendo: CHEF EDMUND?
JOSEPH ROSENDO, TRAVELSCOPE.
LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT A FISH DELIVERY TODAY.
>> YEAH, I'M PLANNING A SEAFOOD PLATTER FOR TONIGHT, SO BASICALLY EVERYTHING YOU SEE HERE WE CAN USE TONIGHT.
>> Rosendo: AND THE COMMUNITY IS THE ONE THAT'S OUT THERE FISHING FOR YOU.
>> THAT'S IT.
>> Rosendo: I'M SURE YOU WANT TO GET THIS STUFF INSIDE IN THIS HEAT.
>> OBRIGADO, SEÑOR.
THANK YOU.
JONESY, YOU WANT TO GRAB THAT SIDE?
>> Rosendo: OKAY, CHEF, SO THIS IS STEP ONE.
AND WHAT KINDS OF INDIGENOUS FISH WILL YOU GET HERE IN THE AREA?
>> BIG AXLE BARRACUDA, WHICH WE'RE GONNA USE TODAY FOR THE SEAFOOD PLATTER.
OBVIOUSLY, YOUR PAINTED LOBSTER.
JUST LOOK AT THAT COLOR.
GONNA GIVE THE FISH TO JOHNNY TO CLEAN.
JOHNNY.
>> Rosendo: JOHNNY'S GONNA TAKE CARE OF THAT.
>> I WANT YOU TO TAKE OFF THE HEAD AND THEN JUST SCORE IT FOUR LINES OVER ON EACH SIDE.
>> Rosendo: CHEF, IS THIS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROCESS, THAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY TRAINING THE LOCAL PEOPLE TO HELP YOU?
>> NO, FOR SURE.
JOHNNY ACTUALLY STARTED OFF IN THE JUNIOR STAFF CANTEEN.
THIS IS ONE OF THE GUYS WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.
HE'S GOT A NATURAL TALENT FOR COOKING.
THE MAIN GOAL IS TO SEND THEM OUT ONE DAY TO EITHER BE A SU CHEF OR BECOME A HEAD CHEF.
THANKS, JOHNNY.
>> THANK YOU, CHEF.
>> THAT'S BEAUTIFULLY DONE, MATE.
>> Rosendo: OKAY, SO YOU'RE READY.
>> JUST GIVE IT A BIT OF SALT AND PEPPER.
I'M GONNA TAKE THE LOBSTER AND JUST GONNA SEAR IT OFF OF THE FLAT TOP, AND THEN IT'S GONNA GO INTO THE OVEN.
>> Rosendo: OKAY, LET'S GO.
SMELLS DELICIOUS.
>> LOOK AT THAT.
DOES LOOK TASTY.
DOES LOOK TASTY.
THIS IS MY BIG PASSION IN LIFE.
I LOVE SEAFOOD.
THERE WE GO.
>> Rosendo: IT IS A FEAST.
WELL, THANK YOU, CHEF.
OBRIGADO.
>> DE NADA.
>> Rosendo: BEYOND USING THEIR RESOURCES AND THEIR TALENTS, WITH ENCOURAGEMENT FROM AZURA, THE PEOPLE OF BENGUERRA ISLAND ARE CREATING NEW WAYS TO HARVEST BENEFITS FROM THEIR LABORS.
SUJADO, WHAT DO YOU HAVE HERE IN YOUR GARDEN?
>> I HAVE SOME TOMATOES.
>> Rosendo: UH-HUH?
>> NOW IT'S TOO HOT.
THEY ARE NOW GOING DOWN, SO I'M GROWING SOME LETTUCE AND ONIONS.
>> Rosendo: OKAY, IS IT NORMAL FOR PEOPLE ON THE ISLAND TO HAVE THEIR OWN GARDENS?
>> NO.
>> Rosendo: NO?
>> NO, BECAUSE I HAD A SMALL GARDEN BY MY HOUSE THERE, AND AZURA CAME AND THEY SAW NICE TOMATOES AND THEY SAID, "OH, BETTER YOU GROW THAT WE CAN BUY TOMATOES FROM YOU."
SAID, "OKAY."
>> Rosendo: SO THE RESORT HAS BASICALLY TOLD YOU, "IF YOU PLANT SOME CROPS, WE'LL BUY THEM FROM YOU."
>> YEAH, THIS IS MY WIFE'S SISTER AND HER DAUGHTER.
>> Rosendo: OKAY, BON DIA.
BON DIA.
>> THEY'RE HELPING ME A LOT HERE.
IT'S A VERY HARD JOB.
>> Rosendo: WELL, YEAH, OBVIOUSLY IT'S A BIG JOB TO KEEP ALL THIS FROM DYING HERE.
>> AND SOME SWEET POTATOES AS WELL, SO YOU NEED SOME WATER OVER THERE.
>> Rosendo: SWEET POTATOES?
>> YEAH.
>> Rosendo: YOU LIKE SWEET POTATOES?
>> YEAH, BECAUSE WE CAN EAT THE LEAVES FOR SOUP AND WE CAN USE FOR SOIL, THE POTATOES.
>> Rosendo: THIS MAY SOUND LIKE A SILLY QUESTION, BUT WOULDN'T IT BE A LOT EASIER IF YOU HAD A PUMP COMING FROM YOU WATER AND YOU HAD AN IRRIGATION FIELD?
>> OH, OH, OH, OH.
THAT WAS... >> Rosendo: THAT'S YOUR DREAM.
>> YEAH.
>> Rosendo: OBVIOUSLY, MONEY.
>> YEAH, IT'S MONEY.
IF I HAD, LIKE, A 1,000-LITER TANK, I CAN JUST PUT SMALL PIPE, CHU-CHU-CHU-CHU-CHU, WATER SITTING LIKE THIS AND WATCH.
[laughter] YEAH, AND THIS LATER SO WE CAN HAVE A BREAK.
>> Rosendo: AND SHE CAN HAVE A BREAK AS WELL.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE A DREAM.
>> YEAH.
>> Rosendo: WELL, I HOPE THIS HELPED A LITTLE BIT.
>> [speaking Portuguese] >> OBRIGADO.
>> Rosendo: DE NADA, DE NADA.
OKAY, LET'S GO TO THE SCHOOL.
>> OKAY, WE GOING TO SCHOOL NOW.
[woman speaking Portuguese] [children speaking Portuguese] [woman speaking Portuguese] >> TRES!
>> [speaking Portuguese] >> class: TRES!
[woman speaking Portuguese] >> Rosendo: IS THIS THE ONLY SCHOOL ON THE ISLAND?
>> YEAH, THERE'S ONLY ONE SCHOOL IN THE ISLAND.
>> Rosendo: NOW, HOW FAR AWAY DO THE KIDS WALK TO COME TO THIS?
>> THEY WALK FAR.
IT'S ABOUT 3 KILOMETERS FROM THAT SIDE, FROM NORTH, TO THE SCHOOL.
>> Rosendo: I UNDERSTAND THE RESORT, AZURA, BUILT THE SCHOOL.
>> AZURA BUILT THIS.
>> Rosendo: WELL, LET'S GO MEET THE STUDENTS.
>> YEAH, LET'S GO INSIDE.
>> Rosendo: BON DIA.
BON DIA.
>> class: BON DIAS, SEÑOR.
>> Rosendo: THEY DON'T SPEAK SPANISH, DO THEY?
>> THEY UNDERSTAND, BUT IT'S SIMILAR.
>> Rosendo: IT'S SIMILAR, YEAH.
COMO ESTA.
[children speaking Portuguese] >> Rosendo: ESTAMOS BIEN.
OBRIGADO.
>> class: OBRIGA!
>> Rosendo: QUANTOS ANOS TIENEN LOS STUDIENTES?
[woman speaking Portuguese] [man speaking Portuguese] >> Rosendo: 9 TO 12.
>> YES.
>> Rosendo: 9 TO 12.
WHAT DO THEY LEARN?
>> THEY HAVE NATURAL SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND PORTUGUESE, AND A MUSIC... >> Rosendo: MUSIC?
>> LIKE SINGING.
>> Rosendo: SINGING?
CANTE?
>> YEAH, CANTE.
[man speaking Portuguese] [Rosendo speaking Portuguese] [woman speaking Portuguese] [children singing Portuguese] ♪ ♪ >> Rosendo: HERE IN THIS GRAY CONCRETE TWO-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE, THE CHILDREN DECLARE, "WE ARE INVITED TO SING.
SINGING IS OUR DESTINY."
AN AFFIRMATION OF PRIDE AND HOPE GUARANTEED TO TOUCH THE MOST HARD-HEARTED CYNIC AND REMIND US ALL TO COUNT OUR BLESSINGS.
[children singing] CIAO.
>> CIAO!
>> Rosendo: CIAO.
THAT WAS REALLY GREAT.
THOSE KIDS ARE WONDERFUL.
THE SONG WAS GREAT.
AND YOU KNEW THE SONG TOO.
>> YEAH.
>> Rosendo: BETWEEN THE 16TH AND 19TH CENTURIES, THE MOZAMBICAN COAST WAS A WORLDWIDE MARKETPLACE FOR GOLD, IVORY, AND SLAVES.
THE DOWS, THE TRADITIONAL BOATS NOW USED FOR FISHING, WERE INTRODUCED BY THE MIDDLE EASTERN TRADERS.
SEÑOR... [speaking Portuguese] >> [speaking Portuguese] >> Rosendo: WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME--WHAT THEY CALL GREEN WINE, WHICH IS FRESH PORTUGUESE WINE.
IT'S CALLED GREEN WINE.
IT MAKES SENSE.
AND I HAVE OUR FRIEND GEOFF.
AND GEOFF, TELL ME ABOUT THIS BOAT THAT WE'RE ON.
>> JOSEPH, IT'S THE OLD TRADITIONAL BOATS THAT RODE UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST OF AFRICA TAKING THE SLAVES BY THE ARABS.
>> Rosendo: REALLY?
>> NOW THEY USE THEM MORE FOR THE TOURIST INDUSTRY.
>> Rosendo: BUT, YOU KNOW, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS HAS BEEN STITCHED TOGETHER FROM PIECES OF CLOTH.
>> IT GIVES IT A LOT OF CHARACTER, AND YOU KNOW, THE RESOURCES ARE NOT ABOUNDING HERE IN MOZAMBIQUE, SO THERE'S NOTHING WASTED IN AFRICA.
>> Rosendo: LET'S TALK ABOUT MOZAMBIQUE AS PART OF A TOUR OF AFRICA.
>> JOSEPH, IT'S A SORT OF DOUBLE FEATURE THING.
WHEN THEY'VE DOWN KRUGER NATIONAL PARK WITH US, THEY THEN COME ACROSS TO MOZAMBIQUE, AND THEY RELAX BEFORE THEY GO HOME TO GET ON WITH THEIR WORK AGAIN.
>> Rosendo: BUT IT'S STILL AFRICA.
IT'S NOT THE CARIBBEAN.
IT'S NOT THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.
IT'S AFRICA.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR THE VISITOR IS, THEY GET TO LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE.
AND SOMETIMES WE GO TO BEACH DESTINATIONS, WE JUST LAY ON THE BEACH AND GET A LITTLE BIT OF SUN AND HAVE A VERY GOOD RELAXING TIME, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE THE CULTURAL EXPERIENCE THAT YOU DO HERE IN AFRICA.
OBRIGADO.
>> YAY, OBRIGADO.
>> Rosendo: GRACIAS.
>> YEAH, OBRIGADO.
>> Rosendo: THIS IS BEVEN VILLAGE, AND I'M HERE TO MEET SUJADO.
NOW, TODAY I WANT TO LEARN ABOUT THE CULTURE OF THE PEOPLE AND MAYBE SEE SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO DO SOME OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS.
IS THAT OKAY?
>> YES, YES.
OKAY.
>> both: BON TARDE.
>> THIS IS SEÑOR CARLOS.
>> Rosendo: WHAT IS THIS THREAD?
>> THIS IS SHEARED FROM THE RICE BAGS.
>> Rosendo: OH, SO IT'S A NYLON THREAD FROM THE 50-POUND RICE BAGS.
SO THEY USE EVERY BIT OF IT.
>> YEAH.
>> Rosendo: NOW, WHAT IS THE NOTCHES FOR?
>> FOR THE DESIGN.
>> Rosendo: OH, SO HE DOES THE DESIGN TOO BY MOVING THIS AROUND?
OKAY, COULD YOU HAVE HIM DO A LITTLE BIT OF IT FOR ME?
>> OKAY.
[speaking Portuguese] >> Rosendo: SO HE'S GOT THIS TWO-SIDED THING GOING ON NOW.
PULLS IT TIGHT.
NOW, IS THIS FOR SITTING ON ONLY, OR DO THEY USE IT FOR OTHER PURPOSES?
>> NO, THEY'RE USING ALSO TO SEALING THE HOUSE.
>> Rosendo: OH, FOR THE ROOF.
>> YEAH, THE ROOF.
>> Rosendo: THIS IS INGENIOUS.
IT CAN MAKE A INTERESTING DESIGN AS HE WANTS.
IT'S EXTRAORDINARY.
AND YOU SEE THAT AT THE RESORT.
YOU'LL SEE THESE KIND OF MATS.
ANOTHER PLACE THE RESORT CAN HELP THE PEOPLE LOCALLY.
WHAT IS THIS WORK CALLED?
>> WE CALL THIS QI TACATA, "TO SIT ON."
>> Rosendo: TO SIT ON.
>> YEAH.
>> Rosendo: SOMETHING TO SIT ON.
CARLOS, THE QI TACATA MAKER.
OBRIGADO, CARLOS.
>> OBRIGADO, BRIGATO.
>> Rosendo: OKAY, CIAO.
BENGUERRA ISLAND IS RICH IN RESOURCES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WITH THE EYES TO SEE AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW HOW TO USE ITS NATURAL GIFTS.
PEOPLE HERE ON THE ISLAND MAKE DUE WITH WHAT THEY'VE GOT.
AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, THEY'VE GOT A LOT, BECAUSE NATURE HAS GIVEN THEM MUCH OF WHAT THEY NEED.
WELL, WHAT HAVE YOU BROUGHT ME TO HERE?
>> THIS IS MUHAJO.
>> Rosendo: MUHAJO.
>> MOST OF THE ISLAND LADIES, THEY'RE USING THIS AS A SHAMPOO TO MAKE THE HAIR SHINE AND SOFT.
>> Rosendo: REALLY?
NOW, HOW DO YOU USE IT?
>> YOU TAKE THE LEAVES.
YOU CRUSH TOGETHER, LIKE YOU'RE DOING NOW.
>> Rosendo: TAKE SOME OF THE LEAVES.
>> AND THEN YOU PUT ALL TOGETHER LIKE THIS, AND I SHOW YOU.
YEAH, LIKE THIS, YOU PUT WATER ON THAT.
YOU SEE?
>> Rosendo: OH, MY GOSH.
>> YOU SEE?
>> Rosendo: IT'S SUDSY, AND IT'S CERTAINLY BECOMING VERY SLIMY, BUT IT'S LIKE SOAP, LIKE A VERY EXPENSIVE SOAP THAT I MIGHT GET AT THE AZURA RESORT.
>> YEAH.
>> Rosendo: WOW, LOOK AT THAT.
I COULD TAKE A WHOLE BATH WITH THIS.
>> AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO SHOW YOU ANOTHER ONE.
>> Rosendo: OKAY.
>> THIS IS A MORUVA.
USED TO POISON THE FISH.
>> Rosendo: POISON THE FISH?
>> SURE.
YOU CRUSH THE THINGS TOGETHER AND PUT INSIDE THE CORALS.
>> Rosendo: AND IT KILLS THE FISH?
>> AND THEY KILL THE FISH, DIE COMPLETELY.
>> Rosendo: NOW, IF YOU EAT THE FISH, DO YOU DIE TOO?
>> NO, NO.
IT'S NICE.
YOU FEEL NOTHING.
BUT NOW THE NATIONAL PARK, THEY DECIDE TO STOP THE PEOPLE TO USE THESE KIND OF THINGS, BECAUSE IT CAN KILL THE SEA HORSES AND EVERYTHING INSIDE THE CORALS.
IF THEY FIND YOU WITH THESE THINGS, THEN YOU GO TO THE JAIL.
NOW I'M GONNA GIVE YOU TASTE FOR SOMETHING WHICH WE MAKE FROM LOCAL PALM.
>> Rosendo: GOOD.
>> YES.
THIS IS MY MOTHER.
>> Rosendo: OH, OH, MUCHO GUSTO.
>> BON TARDE.
>> Rosendo: BON TARDE.
BON TARDE.
WHAT IS SHE MAKING HERE?
>> PALM WINE.
>> Rosendo: PALM WINE.
>> YES.
>> Rosendo: WHAT IS THIS FOR?
>> THIS, IT'S THE SAME LIKE ME.
>> Rosendo: LIKE A HAT?
>> KEEP THE HAIR DOESN'T GET THE SUN.
>> Rosendo: SO EACH OF THESE PALMS AROUND HERE HAVE THEIR LITTLE HATS ON, SO YOU KNOW THAT THOSE TREES ARE THE ONES THAT ARE WORKING.
>> YES.
>> Rosendo: NOW, IS THIS ALCOHOLIC, OR... >> YEAH, IT IS ALCOHOL, BUT NOW IT'S LIKE THIS PHASE IS A LITTLE BIT NEW.
>> Rosendo: OKAY, SO THEN IT FERMENTS.
>> YEAH, YOU WANT TO TASTE SOME?
>> Rosendo: SURE, SURE.
>> OKAY.
AND I'LL SHOW YOU.
THIS IS HERE.
YOU CAN TASTE SOME.
>> Rosendo: THIS IS GOOD, OKAY.
>> YEAH, TASTE IT.
>> Rosendo: OH, IT'S A LITTLE-- A LITTLE SPICY.
>> YEAH, IT'S VERY NICE.
>> Rosendo: BUT IT'S SWEET.
>> YEAH, IT'S VERY SWEET.
>> Rosendo: I'M SURPRISED.
OUT OF THE PALM TREE.
THE SAP ITSELF IS ALREADY STARTING TO FERMENT, SO I CAN SEE IT'S A LITTLE SPRITZY.
BUT AFTER TWO WEEKS OF HAVING IT STAND, IT BECOMES FERMENTED AND MUCH MORE ALCOHOLIC.
WONDERFUL, WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE SHOWN ME SO MANY GOOD THINGS THAT THE PEOPLE LOCALLY GET FROM THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, AND THEY EVEN GET SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE WITH.
>> YEAH, SEE, WE DON'T HAVE TO GO TO BUY A JUICE AT THE SUPERMARKET.
>> Rosendo: NATURE GIVES YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED.
>> EVERYTHING.
>> Rosendo: OBRIGADO.
>> OBRIGADO.
>> Rosendo: OBRIGATO, OBRIGATO.
>> BRIGATA, MAMA.
>> Rosendo: AS LOCAL AND NATURAL AS PALM WINE, THE SONGS, MUSIC, AND DANCES OF MOZAMBIQUE ARE A JOYFUL EXPRESSION OF THE MOZAMBICAN SPIRIT AND AN ESSENTIAL PART OF EVERY CELEBRATION.
[clapping and joyful singing] ♪ ♪ JUST WALKING THROUGH THE VILLAGE, JOIN THE PARTY, HEY?
OBRIGATO, OBRIGATO.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME ON MY MOZAMBIQUE ADVENTURE.
WITH THE SECOND LONGEST COASTLINE ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT, YOU WOULD EXPECT TO HAVE A RESTFUL SEASIDE HOLIDAY IN MOZAMBIQUE.
IN FACT, THE PEOPLE OF THE BAZARUTO ARCHIPELAGO INVITE YOU TO CU TACATILA.
>> [together] CU TACATILA.
>> Rosendo: LAY BACK, RELAX, AND ENJOY THEIR BEACHES.
YET, THERE IS A WORLD FULL OF BEAUTIFUL BEACHES, SO WHY WOULD YOU COME SO FAR TO MOZAMBIQUE TO LIE IN THE SAND?
BECAUSE MOZAMBIQUE IS ALSO AFRICA AND OFFERS A RICH CULTURAL EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS LUXURY FIVE-STAR RESORTS THAT INCLUDE RATHER THAN EXCLUDE THE LOCAL PEOPLE.
THEY MAKE THEM PARTNERS IN THEIR SUCCESS BY TRAINING AND NURTURING THEIR TALENTS, BUILDING SCHOOLS, SUPPORTING COTTAGE INDUSTRIES, AND JOIN GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THEIR NATURAL RESOURCES.
IT'S UP TO YOU HOW YOU USE YOUR TOURISM DOLLARS, BUT I, FOR ONE, WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO SPEND THEM WITH TOURISM ENTITIES WHO GIVE BACK TO THEIR HOME COMMUNITIES.
THAT'S WHAT SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IS REALLY ALL ABOUT.
UNTIL NEXT TIME, THIS IS JOSEPH ROSENDO REMINDING YOU OF THE WORDS OF MARK TWAIN: "TRAVEL IS FATAL TO PREJUDICE, BIGOTRY, AND NARROW-MINDEDNESS."
HAPPY TRAVELING.
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>> Rosendo: NOW THAT YOU'VE ENJOYED THE ISLANDS OF MOZAMBIQUE, LEARN MORE AT TRAVELSCOPE.NET, WHERE YOU CAN FOLLOW MY WORLDWIDE ADVENTURES THROUGH MY BLOG AND PODCAST.
KEEP IN TOUCH.
NEXT TIME ON TRAVELSCOPE, I EXPLORE THE INTERNATIONAL CITY OF GENEVA AND THEN CLIMB THE ALPS TO A CAR-FREE, CAREFREE, TYPICALLY SWISS ADVENTURE.
Captioning by CaptionMax www.captionmax.com [clapping and singing] ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> Rosendo: OH, OBRIGADO!
[children shouting indistinctly] HAPPY TRAVELING!
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