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The Heart Of Africa
By Mark Sissons; Calgary Herald; November 5 2011
"Where else can you have a UNESCO World Heritage Site virtually to yourself?" asks my Zimbabwean guide, Mr. Lovemore.
The man has a point. On this misty morning I'm one of only a handful of visitors exploring the exquisitely constructed stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe, legendary capital of the Queen of Sheba, and one of the most extraordinary man-made complexes ever built in Africa.
"We only get about 150 visitors a month here," says Lovemore as he leads me around the remains of the once imperial capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe, from which the modern nation takes its name. Occupied between AD 1100 to 1450, this incredible artistic achievement has captured the imaginations of African and European travellers since the Middle Ages, when the whole kingdom was mysteriously abandoned.