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Basotho woman and children in village of Malealea, south western Lesotho
© Di Jones
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Trek guide in Ribaneng Pass, with 'Red Hot Poker' plants in foreground
© Di Jones
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Band from Malealea Lodge, a popular base for tourist hikers
© Di Jones
Lesotho: Overview
Although shunted to and from British and Boer control for almost 200 years, Lesotho's path to self-rule was comparatively smooth. Landlocked by South Africa, but distanced from it by huge mountain ranges, Lesotho is an often-surprising combination of rapidly-developing modernity and ancient culture.




