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Zau Evua\'s Cave
This cave is located 68 km from M'Banza Kongo and 150 km after N'Zeto, on the road that connects these two cities.
To visit the caves, it is convenient to go to the neighboring town and talk to the Soba, whose name is António Garcia, known as “Curva, curva, no! Right line!”.
Once contact was established, we found a friendly and affable person who dressed up to accompany us on this visit.
Along the way he explained that Zau Evua, in the local language, Kikongo, means Nine Elephants, but went on to say that these caves are one of the seven wonders of Angola, that he has appeared in several books and films, and other stories...
Before we could visit the caves, the Soba informed us that we should inform the commander of the Police Instruction School located right there near the entrance to the caves.
After the formalities, we were accompanied there by Soba and some other agents from the said school.
“Protocolally” speaking, this visit could not be more complete.
Before entering, Soba prayed that our visit would be safe and of course, he asked for a contribution…
The cave has a large room at the entrance and both the entrance and the circulation inside are safe without any major risks, requiring appropriate footwear and a flashlight for lighting.
Once inside, we can observe various formations of stalactites and stalagmites, small drawings on the walls, a small lake, where the Soba drank and insisted that we also drink that fresh, crystal clear water…
The drawings we saw, according to the Soba, were made by inhabitants of the region who hid there to escape slave traders.
Another interesting aspect of this cave is the green color that covers part of the walls inside.
Now the images, although not having the best quality (they were taken without natural light), still show the beauty of this place:
Localização
- Localiddae: Evua
- Provincia: Zaire
- Coordenadas GPS: -6.625617664619118, 13.837349066331562
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To visit the caves, it is convenient to go to the neighboring village and talk to Soba, whose name is António Garcia, known by the “Curve, curve, no! Right line! ”.
Having established contact, we met a friendly and affable person who dressed up to accompany us on this visit.
Along the way, he explained that Zau Evua, in the local language, Kikongo, that is to say Nine Elephants, added that these caves are one of the seven wonders of Angola, that he has appeared in several books and films, and other stories ...
Before we could visit the caves, Soba informed that he should inform about the visit to the commander of the Police Instruction School located right there near the entrance to the caves.
After the formalities, there we were accompanied by Soba and some other agents from the said school.
“Protocolically” speaking, this visit could not be more complete.
Before entering Soba prayed that our visit would proceed safely and, of course, asked for a contribution…
The cave has a large room right at the entrance and both the entrance and the circulation, not inside, is carried out without major risks, requiring appropriate footwear and a flashlight for lighting.
Once inside, we can see several formations of stalactites and stalagmites, small drawings on the walls, a small lake, where Soba drank and insisted that we also drink from that fresh, crystalline water ...
The drawings we saw, according to Soba, were made by inhabitants of the region who hid there to escape the slave traders.
Another interesting aspect of this cave is the green color that covers part of the interior walls.
