Places of Interest in Rwanda

The vast majority of visitors to Rwanda head for the Virunga Volcanoes and the gorilla trekking. Of great interest to some is the grave of Dian Fossey, the pioneer of gorilla research and subject of the Hollywood blockbuster "Gorillas in the Mist”.

Murdered by poachers in 1985 she is buried at the Karisoke Research Centre amidst the graves of her research subjects, for whom she did so much to dispel the associated myths and inaccuracies.

On another sobering note, Rwanda's horrendous past is remembered at various sites across the country.

There is the Kigali Genocide Memorial, located in the capital Kigali and two other sites south of the city: Ntarama church and Nyatata, both of which offer an extremely powerful reminder of the horrors that occurred in the area.

Kibuye on Lake Kivu was the scene of exceptional cruelty and the memorial is in a hilltop church that is still used for worship.

Possibly the most disturbing memorial is at Murambi in the south west where [b 1 800 exhumed bodies[/b] are on display.

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