- Cultivated Areas -
Zone 1: Cultivated Areas
Altitude: roughly 792 to 1,830 meters
MUC Field Guide Classification - 811 (Cultivated Land)
Kilimanjaro's rich volcanic soils, irrigated by water from the rain forest higher up, have attracted farmers to settle on the mountain's lower slopes. Today, crop and grasslands have replaced the natural bush and lowland forest.
( A small house and church in the foothills of Kilimanjaro )
( The road leading to the Park Gate )
( Sunflowers on the lower slopes of Kilimanjaro )
( A tree farm on the lower slopes of Kilimanjaro )
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