Let Southbound take you back over 1,000 years-through the mists of time to a long forgotten era of southern African splendor and prosperity-and uncover the myths and legends of a noble culture ... the kingdom of Mapungubwe on the Limpopo River.* Mapungubwe, the cultural icon that predates, and inspired, Great Zimbabwe* Other sites-Schroda, K2 and Thulamela-and how these cultures mysteriously disappeared* The exquisite Golden Rhino and other archaeological treasures that tell of a thriving trade with the Arabs of the East Coast yet ignored and suppressed by colonial and apartheid powers for ideological reasons* The ecology, climate, fauna and flora* Detailed maps, color photographs, route guides* Comprehensive tourist listings