It’s been somewhere around 11 years since the one of the world’s most horrible and
fastest genocide took place in Rwanda. 800,000 of the country’s minority group, the
Tutsis, were murdered in 100 days. If you’ve seen Hotel Rwanda you
probably know the details are far too gruesome and horrifying to think about, but the country now has an even more
interesting aftermath. The very bad news is there are approximately 250,000 rape victims which most have been infected
by HIV and 95,000 children orphaned. However, the Hutus and the Tutsis seem to reside in the country fine together
although some tensions exist, they hire each other for employment and work hard on forgiving and forgetting. In
short, a nation with so many social problems probably doesn’t get the kind of advertising for
tourism it may deserve.
This piece found in
Travel +
Leisure by Melanie Thernstrom is incredible and very well-written for those attempting to keep up
with the latest travel bits. Getting past the initial spine-chilling, must-note details of the country’s past
can be tough at first, but looking into the country’s future, things are all the brighter.
Somewhat. The focus of the article is if the people can now live together peacefully, then why can’t
luxury hotels, memorials intact with genocide sites and wildlife-rich national parks exist together? Melanie
points out some awesome attractions to see while touring the country like the Gisakura Tea Estate, National
Museum, and the Parc National des Volcans. All very much worth your undivided attention.