Lesedi Cultural Village is a tourist village which celebrates the cultural traditions of several different peoples of

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. It reproduces traditional dwellings and offers demonstrations of dances and other cultural activities. It is situated near

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, within the Cradle of Humankind, in

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. File:Lesedi Cultural Village 1.jpg, Entrance to Lesedi Cultural Village, South Africa File:Lesedi Cultural Village 2.jpg, Thatched buildings at Lesedi Cultural Village, South Africa File:Ndebele_Architecture.jpg, Traditional

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houses at Lesedi Cultural Village File:Lesedi Cultural Village 3.jpg, Reception and retail area at Lesedi Cultural Village

References

The New York Times. Lesedi Cultural Village Journal;My Hut Is Your Hut: South Africa's New Tourism. By DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. Published: May 17, 1996
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* ttp://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-10951820_ITM Repackaging the Past for South African Tourism. Daedalus 01-JAN-2001

External links

Lesedi Cultural Village
Official site. Tourist attractions in Gauteng {{SouthAfrica-geo-stub