Rwanda

29 images | Updated: 27 Mar 2010 | VIEW SLIDESHOW

Aptly named "land of a thousand hills", the east african nation of Rwanda is carved by endless ridges and valleys...

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  • The sun sets over Kigali, the capital of Rwanda
  • Terraced plantation in Rugobagoba near Gitarama, Rwanda
  • Open air market in Gitisi, Rwanda.
  • Woman in a field near Muhanga, Rwanda
  • Woman resting on a walking stick, Kagano, Rwanda
  • A young colobus monkey clings to its mother, Nyungwe forest, Rwanda. The arboreal colobus monkey almost never descends to the ground, preferring to use branches as springs to catapult themselves over several of meters. Bushmeat trade, habitat destruction and logging are all grave threats to this African primate.
  • Panoramic view of Nyungwe forest, Rwanda
  • A group of local residents walk on a road leading to Lake Kivu, near Kibuye, Rwanda. The distant hills are located in the region of Kavumu in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • A woman walks on a road leading to Lake Kivu, near Kibuye, Rwanda. The distant hills are located in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • Grass and ferns growing on the forest floor, Nyungwe Forest National Park, R wanda...Nyungwe forest is Rwanda's premier ornithological hot spot. It harbors close to 300 species of birds, over 200 varieties of trees and an impressive array of plants. Nyungwe National Park is part of the larger Albertine Rift montane forest predating the last ice age.
  • Black-headed waxbill (Estrilda atricapilla), Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda. Nyungwe forest is Rwanda's premier ornithological hot spot. It harbors close to 300 species of birds, over 200 varieties of trees and an impressive array of plants. Nyungwe National Park is part of the larger Albertine Rift montane forest predating the last ice age.
  • Two cinnamon-chested bee-eaters (Merops oreobates) in Nyungwe forest, Rwanda
  • A boy and his relatives, Kirimbi, Rwanda
  • A field laborer stands on top of a roadside escarpment near Bumba, Rwanda
  • A large cloud hovers over Mount Sabinyo, an extinct volcano in the Virunga Mountains, Rwanda.
  • A baby mountain gorilla chews on a fern leaf at the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.
  • Adult female mountain gorilla in a dense bamboo forest, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.
  • Guhonda, World's Largest Mountain Gorilla, Rwanda
  • Female gorilla in a dense bamboo forest, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.
  • A female mountain gorilla ambles through a bamboo forest at the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.
  • Female mountain gorilla sitting in a clearing at the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.
  • A female mountain gorilla chews a bamboo shoot at the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.
  • Guhonda - the largest mountain gorilla silverback in the world - feeding on bamboo, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.
  • Weighing almost 700 lbs (317 Kg), 7ft (2.13m) tall Gunhonda is the largest mountain silverback in the world.<br /> <br /> The habitat of this large mountain gorilla are the slopes of Mount Sabinyo, an extinct volcano located inside Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park. There are only about 700 mountain gorillas in the world with families spread throughout the Virunga mountains along the borders of Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • Guhonda and a female companion, Volcanos National Park, Rwanda.<br /> <br /> As is the case with humans, mountain gorillas live in family units, often choosing a permanent territory somewhere in the mountains saddling the border regions of Rwanda, Congo and Uganda. The Sabinyo group, whose dominant silverback Guhonda is the largest and heaviest gorilla (of any race) ever measured at 250 Kg.<br /> <br /> Central Africa's mountain gorillas face danger from poachers, illegal mining and logging; and from hunters killing great apes for meat.
  • Guhonda eating bamboo in a dense bamboo forest at the Volcanos National Park, Rwanda. Guhonda is the world's largest silverback. Central Africa's mountain gorillas face danger from poachers, illegal mining and logging; and from hunters killing great apes for meat.
  • A female gorilla ambles through a bamboo forest in the Volcanos National Park, Rwanda.
  • A young photographer stands at the gate of Ruhengeri's market, Rwanda
  • Aerial view of the hills and valleys near Kigali, Rwanda