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Chitipa Scenes |
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This is a pretty typical scene on our main road through Chitipa. There are many more cows than cars. The road is a dirt road all through town. Chitipa has no paved roads. The nearest paved road in Malawi is 101 km (62 miles) away in Karonga. |
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The Chitipa Bottle Store could be counted on for carrying good Tanzanian beer. They carried Safari Lager and Kilimanjaro Lager along with Malawi brewed Carlsberg. Once in a while they had Serengeti Lager. |
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This is a quiet day at the clothes market, which is found outside of the main market in Chitipa. Generally, all of the wooden structures are covered in used clothes. |
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This is the entrance to Chitipa's market. The shelter in the background is where the majority of the fresh produce is sold. Tomatoes, onions, potatoes, various leaves, eggs, ground nuts (peanuts) and whatever fruit is available. |
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For some reason, though I still don't understand why, there was a portrait of Adolph Hitler painted on a local restaurant. The owner of the shop explained to me that Hitler was a great warrior. The owner seemed to stand alone in his perception as the more educated members of the community felt the portrait was inappropriate. |
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These are old boarding stairs found at Chitipa's airstrip. I don't know when regular use of the air strip ceased. The weather station is still active. |
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To be fair, this picture was taken before the air strip was cleaned up and made serviceable again. The chest-high grass that had been growing was nicely cut to allow chartered planes to land. |
