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From Lush Landscapes to Vibrant Culture of Rwanda: Land of a Thousand Hills and Infinite Beauty.
 Bedroom in the Retreat Hotel in Kigali |  Desk in Kigali hotel room |  Shower in Kigali hotel room |
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 Bathroom sink in Kigali hotel room |  Outdoor sitting area and shower |  Outdoor shower - wonderful to have in warm weather |
 Background for The Retreat Hotel |  The pool area at The Retreat Hotel |  The pool and breakfast area |
 Pool area |
 Entrance to Kigali Genocide Memorial |  The beautiful meaning of Ubumuntu |  Some monkeys along the road |
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 Monkeys eating and having fun |  The place where Rwandans celebrate Kwita Izina - the naming of baby gorillas |  Site of Kwita Izina celebration |
 Rolling hills in Rwanda |
 The jungle habitat for the mountain gorillas in the Volcanoes National Park |  Jungle habitat for the gorillas |  More Jungle |
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 Volcanoes National Park |  Volcanoes National Park jungle |
 Moma gorilla with adolescent and baby |  Mountain gorilla |  Mountain gorilla 2 |
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 Moma and baby gorilla |  Close up of gorilla |  Gorilla family |
 Silverback gorilla |  A majestic silverback gorilla |  Moma and tiny baby gorilla |
 Another picture of moma and baby |  Such a cute baby! |  Another picture of the baby gorilla |
 Moma and baby gorilla cuddling |  What a Sweetie! |  Not happy! |
 Up close to a Silverback |
 Workers growing potatoes in the hills |  Farm workers grow potatoes in the hills |  Do you see the chameleon? |
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 Some local Rwandan children |  A young local boy |  Two young Rwandan boys |
 Beautiful Volcanoes in Volcanoes National Park |
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 A building at the Ellen DeGeneres campus of the Diane Fossey Fund |  A building at the Ellen DeGeneres campus of the Diane Fossey Fund |  A building at the Ellen DeGeneres campus of the Diane Fossey Fund |
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 A building at the Ellen DeGeneres campus of the Diane Fossey Fund |  Entrance to the Ellen DeGeneres campus of the Diane Fossey Fund |
 Beautiful children with beautiful smiles |
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 A mat on wood is used for a bed because many families in rural areas do not have mattresses |  A typical bed of a mat on a wood platform |  A typical sleeping arrangement in rural areas |
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 One of the families that received a mattress through our Rwanda Purpose Project |  Another family that received a mattress from our Purpose Project |  The mattress store where we bought mattresses for local families for our Purpose Project |
 A typical mud house |  Furniture in a mud home |  Mother and baby outside their home |
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 Young Rwandan family outside their mud home |
 Young Rwandan girl with an amazing smile |  Another beautiful Rwandan child with a beautiful smile |
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 Meeting people in Kinigi village |
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 Some wild Papyrus |
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 Some Rwandan women walking near The Volcanoes National Park |  Another smiling face in the village of Kinigi |
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 Some potato plants in the foreground and a scenic volcano in the background |  Gorgeous volcanoes in the Volcanoes National Park |  Another picture of the volcanoes |
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 Can't get enough of the beautiful volcanoes |
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