The Cradle Of Humankind "Maropeng" A Day To Remember!
By Catherine
@bluesa (15022)
Johannesburg, South Africa
July 19, 2017 8:36am CST
A friend of mine and I were chatting about our trip to "Maropeng" The Cradle of humankind about two years ago, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It took us a 40 minute car trip.
But then we got to have such fun at the Visitor Centre. We saw fossils and learnt about "Mrs Ples" she was discovered by "Robert Broom in 1947" . We went on an underground boat ride that took us through an interesting adventure.
We were all ladies in our little boat and we had handbags and round the one bend we saw this water pouring from above. I won't tell you what happened, in case you ever go on that boat ride.
There was also this bridge we had to walk over and it seemed as if it was spinning round and round really fast! We survived that! We ended the day with lunch.
If you ever come to South Africa try to visit "Maropeng". You'll have a fun time for sure, we did. 
"Photo is of Maropeng, "Photo is from : Wikimedia Commons "
"Some information is from Wikipedia"
"Photo is of Maropeng, "Photo is from : Wikimedia Commons "
"Some information is from Wikipedia"14 people like this
14 responses
@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
19 Jul 17
Yes, there is such space there @spaceseed .
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
19 Jul 17
@spaceseed there are some great places. I hope you get to see them. :)
@spaceseed (2843)
• India
19 Jul 17
@bluesa I wish I can come there as soon as possible, in africa two places are already in my list this would be third
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
19 Jul 17
What a nice trip you went on there Catherine.
It sounds very interesting to see the birthplace of humanity.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
19 Jul 17
You would have thoroughly enjoyed it @TiarasOceanView , the history is amazing but the underground boat ride and that bridge was such fun. I wish I could take you to visit.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
19 Jul 17
@bluesa I would have loved it Catherine I am sure thanks my friend.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Jul 17
what country or continent ids this cradle of humankind located?
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
20 Jul 17
It's in my home country South Africa @ridingbet and in my Province Gauteng
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
21 Jul 17
@ridingbet , thank you. Yes, we do get very hot summers and even our winter now is mild. So we don't have much greenery.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
21 Jul 17
@bluesa it is beautiful, my dear. it has some greens and spaces, but i would like to ask--- is it hot in there? i see not much trees in that part of your place, so i thought there is no wind blowing?
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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20 Jul 17
Sounds like a fun and educational experience. Historical places such as museums or other landmarks I always find very interesting! I could spend hours upon hours in those kinds of places.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
20 Jul 17
@dgobucks226 I have seen some amazing ice sculptures on shows, you're lucky you have been able to see them live
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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20 Jul 17
@bluesa Yes, would enjoy it all. I went to a place called Longwood Gardens in the wintertime after Thanksgiving holiday. Saw wonderful ice sculptures there. It's just amazing how they do it. I enjoy those types of things. History, art, science, all good
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@ElicBxn (64176)
• United States
29 Jan 18
That sounds like so much fun. I totally love ancient history, and the cradle of mankind sounds like my kind of stop. I doubt I'll ever get to Africa, my mother had to take so many pills and shots when she went to Kenya, I probably could not take some of them because of my allergies.
@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
21 Jul 17
@vandana7 , there are human related fossils, the most famous being "Mrs Ples" . There are science games, caves, the underground boat ride that I mention, a very interesting bridge that I also mentioned. It is fun and history rolled into one
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@Orson_Kart (8316)
• United Kingdom
19 Jul 17
I have to admit that I have never heard of this place and know very little of SA at all. Everything about SA seems to be centred around Nelson Mandela or sport and nothing about the land or its history.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
19 Jul 17
Hi @Orson_Kart . I hope all is well with you. Then I am happy I introduced you to some of Maropeng.
@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
19 Jul 17
Sounds like you had quite an adventure I'd love to visit South Africa one day, so I'll keep that in mind.
I'd love to visit South Africa one day, so I'll keep that in mind.1 person likes this
@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
19 Jul 17
@cahaya1983 , it really was an adventure I don't want to give too much away in case you do get to visit, and I hope you do.
I don't want to give too much away in case you do get to visit, and I hope you do.1 person likes this
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Jul 17
Maropeng is the kind of place I like to visit. I enjoy fossils.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
19 Jul 17
There are some great displays of fossils @JohnRoberts . I hope you get to visit it one day.
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