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JESSICA MACDONALD
Chobe National Park, Botswana's third-largest national park, is named after the Chobe River, which flows along the park's northern boundary and forms the border between the country of Botswana and Namibia's Caprivi Strip. The river is the region's heartbeat, providing a year-round source of water for the multitude of animals and birds that call the park home. Its fertile floodplains combine with grasslands, mopane woodland, and thick scrub to create a patchwork of habitats that provide shelter for one of the greatest concentrations of game in Africa.
The land was inhabited by San bushmen, nomadic hunter-gatherers whose rock paintings can still be seen in various locations throughout the park. Chobe Game Reserve was established to protect local wildlife and promote tourism in 1960, and seven years later, the area was declared Botswana's first national park. Today, the park can be divided into several distinct sections, including the most-visited northern region, where big game hang out. Read the full travel article here.
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