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Thinmetal polesare occasionally found in Bhutan. They are often painted black at the bottom.
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These are the Bhutanese road markers, notice theyellowtop and the white bottom.
NOTE: If you are on rural roads and would like to find out where you are, these markers are the best clue to narrow down the exact location.
On national highways, the road number is found on the top of the marker, but is not labelled on the map. However, it can still be used to identify the road usingthis table.
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These signs are frequently found in the cities of Bhutan and are often colouredredorblue.
NOTE: As seen here, they will typically have the town name you are in written on them.
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Taxis in Bhutan haveyellowlicence plates andyellowroofs.
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Signposts in Bhutan frequently have black-and-whitestripes.
NOTE: Within Asia, these posts are also found in Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia and Bangladesh. Make sure to check other clues before guessing.
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Most of the Bhutanese street view coverage was taken on the main roads and cities.
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Twosolid white outside linesare only seen in western Bhutan south and close to the capitalThimphu.
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Flat landscapes like this in Bhutan can only be found in thesouth.
NOTE: The coverage in the south islimitedto the four regions shown on the map.
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The Phobjikha Valley, south of Nubding, is a wide and relatively flat agricultural valley. It is by far the largest open valley with no major river visible on Street View.
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Ahookcan be seen on the back of the car in Haa District, mainly in the town of Ha.
NOTE: The hook is sometimes justbarely visibledue to the car blur.
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Latesunset coveragecan be found in two places in the country; on a small rural sideroad in the east of Mongar District and in a significantly moreurban areaaround the town of Paro in the west.
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Gelephu Airport is the only airport located in theflat southpart of Bhutan, making it recognisable.
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The Paro International Airport is located in adrynorthwest valley and is one of the two northern airports.
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While the Paro International Airport is located in adrynorthwest valley, the Bumthang Domestic Airport is located in awetnorthern valley.
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Bolivia hasshort, white licence plateswith blue text. The blue text can be hard to see through the blur, so plates might appear as plain white.
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Bolivia only has Generation 3 camera coverage. All of the country was covered by awhite Google car with no antenna.
NOTE: In Latin America, white cars with no antenna can also be found in Peru and Chile.
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Many buildings in Bolivia consist oflarge red bricks. Buildings often have an ‘unfinished' look.
NOTE: This style of architecture is also common in parts of Peru.
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Middle road linescan be all-yellow, yellow and white, or all-white, whileouter road linesare always white.
NOTE: Road lines in Chile are always all-white or all-yellow, never a combination of the two. In Peru, you can find roads having outer lines with no middle line. Such outer line-only roads are very rare in Bolivia.
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Bolivia has a lot of standard asphalt roads, butconcrete slab roadsare also fairly common.
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There are also a lot ofcobblestone roads. These roads often have a specific pattern, with several neat lines of stones separating the more disorganised cobblestones in between.
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Bolivia typically usesbulky, white square signposts.
NOTE: Peru typically uses black and white striped “zebra” signposts.
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Guardrails sometimes featureyellow and blackmarkings. These markings always have the yellow stripes on the outside.
NOTE: Peru has similar markings. However, in Peru, the markings have the inverse colour scheme: the black stripes are always on the outside.
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Two types ofutility polesare common in Bolivia:
Round concrete poles, often with small pinholes near the top.
Wooden poles.
Poles in Bolivia are very inconsistent and should not be relied on too much. Poles can have a variety of pole tops. On rare occasions, you can findArgentina-style concrete poles.
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Many wooden utility poles, particularly in the eastern parts of Bolivia’s Street View coverage, are noticeablycurvyand look like they are made from locally sourced tree trunks.
NOTE: While you may see slightly bent poles in other places, extremely curvy poles are a very good clue for Bolivia.
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Kilometre markersare black and white. The top part is black and features the abbreviation ‘Km’, while the bottom part is white and shows the distance. These markers do not have road numbers.
NOTE: They can look somewhat similar to Argentinian road markers, especially from a distance. The main difference is that the markers in Argentina feature a road number.
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Many Bolivians weartraditional clothing, especially women. Folk dress for women typically consists of bowler hats, colourful shawls, and big pleated skirts (pollera).
NOTE: Similar folk dress can sometimes be found in parts of Peru, especially those close to Bolivia.
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Bolivia’s ruling political party is called Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS). Political graffiti often features the words MAS andEvo, short for Evo Morales, who was president of Bolivia at the time the country was covered by Street View.
Additionally, many random objects are painted in the party’s colours:black, white, and a large blue field. This distinctive colour scheme is a good clue for Bolivia.
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Bolivia has asecond official flag, called theWiphala. It is a square patchwork of seven diagonally arranged colours. It is sometimes seen on government buildings and project signs.
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In urban areas, you will often see ads for the telecom companyTigo, with its distinct blue logo. Crucially, this company does not operate in Peru, meaning it can help you solve urban 50-50s.
NOTE: This company does operate in several other Latin American countries, so only use this tip to differentiate between Peru and Bolivia.
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If all else fails, and you have a tough 50-50, it can help to look at the colour of the rocks and soil, which often have a distinctreddish tintin Bolivia, more so than the other Andean countries.
This information should be used with a fair amount of caution, as there are many variables. Only use it when you have no other clues available.
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Coverage in Bolivia isvery limited, both in geographic scope and the density of roads covered.
Only the central and central-western parts of the country have coverage. Most coverage is found in and around the six main cities of La Paz or El Alto, Cochabamba, Oruro, Sucre, Potosi, and Santa Cruz.
These aforementioned six cities have in-depth side-street coverage. Outside these cities, coverage is mostly limited to main roads. Beware that “main road” is a relative concept in Bolivia: many of these, even some that are marked yellow on the map, have large unpaved sections.
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TheAltiplano(“high plain”) is an immense highland plateau that dominates most of western Bolivia. It is covered in grasslands that range from green to arid. Some parts are suitable foragriculture, whereas other parts areextremely dry. Grass growing intuftsis common (sometimes referred to as “Bolivian hedgehogs” in the community).
NOTE: While it is generally fairly flat, you will often seehills and mountainsaround you. However, as a general rule, the road itself will be mostly flat.
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The grasslands of the Altiplano tend to look morelushin the more northern half: the area close to El Alto and La Paz.
NOTE: Due to seasonal coverage, there are some exceptions to this, but in general this is a good rule of thumb to distinguish between the different parts of the Altiplano.
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Conversely, the Altiplano looks morearidin the more southern half: around Oruro, and the roads going southwest towards Chile.
NOTE: There is one major exception to this: one driving side of the divided part of Ruta 1 looks somewhat green all the way up to Oruro (due to this coverage being captured in a different season).
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Lake Titicaca, on the border with Peru, is the most significant body of water in Bolivia. It is located entirely within the Altiplano. It can be seen from two roads:
The section of Ruta 1 between Desaguadero and Guaqui. Here, the lake will always be to your north.
The section of Ruta 2 between San Pablo de Tiquina and Batallas. Here, the lake will mostly be to your south or west.
The landscape around Titicaca is very green, compared to most of the western half of Bolivia.
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If you are surrounded by tall mountains, you are likely in the Andes, which goes roughly northwest to southeast inbetween the Altiplano and the Amazon rainforest.
NOTE: The Altiplano has severalsmallerandsolitarymountains.
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The area east of the Andes is verygreen and tropical, with lots ofagriculture– especially around Santa Cruz. This area is mostly very flat, though you will seelarge hillson some of the roads closer to the Andes. The soil tends to have a pink colour.
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Within this tropical area, coverage onunpaved roadsis only found around Santa Cruz. These roads again prominently have the pink soil that is very characteristic of the area east of Andes.
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La Paz and El Alto aretwin citiesthat together form one big metropolitan area. However, despite being located right next to each other, they each have a very different look. See the tips below for more information.
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La Paz is a veryhillycity. Most of La Paz itself is situated in meandering valleys, surrounded by hills that often tend to be covered ingreen vegetation(as opposed to the more dry hillsides found in many other Bolivian urban areas).
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Downtown La Paz is the only place in Bolivia where you will findvery tall buildings(10+ storeys).
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In many parts of La Paz, you can see these heavily eroded,pillar-like rock formationson the hillsides. They consist of a very recognizable yellow-beige sandstone.
Of the big cities with coverage in Bolivia, these rock formations are essentially unique to La Paz.
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El Alto is situated on a veryflat, highland plateau. It looks much drier and dustier than La Paz. The layout of its streets is also more regular and grid-like.
The city appears like an unending mess of semi-finished red brick buildings, even more so than other cities in Bolivia. Some neighbourhoods have a very rundown, desolate look.
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This type of pavement, consisting of rectangulargrey brickswith slightly wavy edges, is very common in El Alto.
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In El Alto, you can sometimes see a local type of architecture referred to asNeo-Andean. Buildings in this style are colourful, with elaborate, futuristic-looking façades. The style is really unique and is almost completely limited to El Alto.
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Gates and doors in El Alto are sometimes painted with agradient pattern, usually dark green to light green, or red to yellow.
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Cochabamba is situated in a large flat valley, where you will almost always see an imposing wall ofmountains to your north. This is the single most useful and consistent way of distinguishing this city from other places in Bolivia.
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Of all the major cities in Bolivia, Oruro is situated in by far the mostdry landscape.
In Oruro, you will also usually be able to see a largedry hill to your west, in an otherwise mostly flat and very arid landscape.
NOTE: Potosí is also located in an arid landscape. However, it is considerably hillier.
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Sucre is situated in a very hilly landscape, and as a result you can see many elevation changes in its streets. Uniquely, you can see theseround, tree-covered hillsin many parts of the city.
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Sucre has a well-preservedhistoric city centre, with lots of old colonial buildings. The downtown area can be recognized by the white walls, orange tiled roofs, and generally more historic look than other places in Bolivia.
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Potosí is also situated in a veryhillylandscape, like Sucre. However, its landscape is much morearid, with little to no trees atop the hills.
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In many parts of Potosí, you can see this colossal pyramid-shaped mountain calledCerro Rico. It is famous for having massive quantities of silver ore, and as a result its surface is stripped bare by extensive mining – which is distinctly visible in the street view coverage.
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Santa Cruz is the only large Bolivian city located in atropical(and flat) landscape.
Note that there are several smaller towns around Santa Cruz that look essentially identical. Some of these have extensive side-road coverage too.
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Ruta 1 west of El Alto is a paved road that runs through green grasslands. The road itself is mostly flat, but you will usually see hills nearby. On the road, you will often seenumbers marked in white paint.
Near the western end of the road, close to Desaguadero and the border with Peru, you will be able to see Lake Titicacato your north.
NOTE: This road can look very similar to Ruta 2 northwest of El Alto. Road angles can help if you are not sure.
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The section of Ruta 3 around Pongo, northeast of La Paz, can easily be recognised by the breathtaking views ofenormous mountains, which are often surrounded by low-hanging clouds. The mountains are also recognizable by theirdark grey rockslightly covered in greenish grass.
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The N Yungas Road (also popularly known asDeath Road), is a bendy, small and unpaved road, high up in the mountains east of La Paz. The vegetation is very tropical. The coverage in the southern part of the road is very foggy. True to its unofficial name, this road looks like a very dangerous drive. You can sometimes see somedaring cyclists.
NOTE: The northern half of this road looksless foggy and dangerous. However, it should still be recognizable, as it is the only dirt road meandering through jungle hills in Bolivia.
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Ruta 1 and 4 between La Paz and Oruro is a largedivided highwaythat runs through the Altiplano landscape of western Bolivia.
It is the only large, divided highway in the entire country. There are smaller, divided roads in and near some urban areas, but those should be easily distinguishable based on landscape and road size.
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A long section of Ruta 4 has a distinctivesquare smudgeon the front left of the camera. This coverage starts in the altiplano near Vila Vila, going east through Cochabamba, all the way to Buena Vista in the flat Amazonian part of Bolivia.
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Around Morochata, northwest of Cochabamba on Ruta 25, there is a small isolated piece of coverage that looksextremely similar to Peru. It is a dirt road that meanders through a mountainous landscape. Knowing this road can be extremely helpful for country streak purposes.
The western part of this road is located in agreen mountain landscape, with fields on the mountain slopes and lots of eucalyptus trees around.
Towards the east, it transitions into a morearid high altitude landscapethat still looks very similar to Peru.
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Ruta 1 between Machacamarca and Guindal runs through an arid landscape where you will often see patches ofsnow on the hilltops, and sometimes evennext to the road. Weather conditions range fromcloudy to fully overcast, lending this coverage a gloomy look.
The aforementioned road can be regionguessed even more precisely. See the next two tips.
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The section north of Challapata runs in a generalNNW direction, with straight roads in flat terrain, with hills on one or both sides. Weather conditions are a little bit better, with some of the sky visible, especially whenlooking south.
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The section southeast of Challapata tends to be morecurvy and hilly. The weather is much worse, with grey skies.
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The section of Ruta 7 between Mairana and the outskirts of Santa Cruz has coverage with a camera bug that causes avisual glitch. It is a distinctive, neon-like discoloration, that (depending on the road angle) is usually more or less to your north.
NOTE: This glitch can also rarely be found in some limited areasin and around Santa Cruz. In these areas, the glitch is oftennot as severe.
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The roads around the town of Mataral have recognizable coverage: avery green, hillylandscape, andsunny weatherwith only a couple of clouds. While the hills are very green, the vegetation is not very dense, and quite low.
This coverage is limited to Ruta 7 from Comarapa to Mairana, and Ruta 22 to Vallegrande. Other roads in Bolivia with similar vegetation tend to either have different weather (overcast) or terrain (more flat).
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In the aforementioned Mataral area, you will often see largecactihiding between the bushes, as well astrees with yellow flowers.
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Theeastern section of Ruta 4, east of Santa Cruz, runs in a general east-west direction, through a mostly flat, green landscape. In some places, you can see some low hills. This road has both asphalt and concrete pad sections.
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The section of Ruta 5 around Chaco, just north of Sucre, has distinctsunset coverage. Most of this road has concrete pavement, and meanders through semi-arid hills.
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The section of Ruta 4, southwest of Patacamaya, runs through a semi-arid grassland landscape. Many parts of that road between Patacamaya and Callapa haveworn-down grainy asphalt.
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On the southwesternmost section of Ruta 4, you can usually see theNevado Sajama, an isolated snow-capped volcano that is very distinct and unlike any other mountain in Bolivia.
When you see Sajama, you will always be south of Callapa and the Desaguadero River. However, you will not always be able to see it on this section of the road, as it is often hidden by hills.
NOTE: The only other place where you can see Nevado Sajama is coverage in the National Park, which is recognizable by its unique Google car.
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The section of Ruta 6 between Tarabuco and Zudáñez is paved withextremely light-coloured concrete, bordering on white. This pavement is very recognizable and unique to this road.
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Between the villages of Villa Catalina and Coipasa, there is an isolated stretch of coverage where the Google car drove throughextremely ariddesert terrain. This small road is located close to the southwestern end of Ruta 12, near the Chilean border. It can be hard to spot on the map, because it blends in with the salt flat.
Closer to Villa Catalina, the car drove over thesalt flat. Closer to Coipasa, the car drove on an unpaved dirt road, where you can seecone-shaped volcanic hills. In both parts, there is virtually no vegetation.
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Sajama National Parkwas covered by this unique Google car: it has a black roof rack with a series of metal bars.
The coverage is on an unpaved road surrounded by fluffy bushes. The Nevado Sajama volcano is alwaysvisible. The car briefly drove through the small village ofTomarapi, which can be recognized by its traditional buildings with adobe walls and thatched roofs.
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All of Botswana was covered by awhiteGoogle car without an antenna.
NOTE: Within Africa, this car can also be found in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini.
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Botswana haswhitefront plates andyellowrear plates, similar to UK-style plates.
NOTE: Botswana is the only country in southern Africa where yellow rear plates are predominantly found.
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Signs in Botswana are usually inEnglish. Most town names, however, are derived from any of the indigenous languages spoken in the country.
NOTE: The Afrikaans language, which is closely related to Dutch and common in South Africa, is very rare in Botswana. You will almost never find Afrikaans place names.
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The typical Botswana landscape isdry and mostly flat, though a limited amount of elevation can be found in certain regions. Common vegetation includes shrubs, small trees, and occasionally dry, golden grasslands. The soil is arid, sandy and ranges in colour from white to red.
NOTE: The border region of South Africa can have a similar landscape.
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Like the other countries in Southern Africa, outside road lines (if present) areyellow, while centre road lines arewhite.
NOTE: Outside yellow road lines in arid environments also exist in Israel, Palestine, Jordan, and the UAE. However, these countries all drive on the right side.
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Botswana has a uniqueblack-and-yellow striped signpost. More rarely, you can see red-and-white signposts.
NOTE: In Southern Africa, these signposts are only found in Botswana.
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Curbs and guardrails are usuallystriped. Possible colour schemes are black-and-yellow, red-and-white, and black-and-white.
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These smallred-and-white chevronscan sometimes be found next to the road.
NOTE: They are also very common in South Africa.
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Just like the other Southern African countries, direction signs have agreen background.
The numbers of major roads start withA. These road numbers frequently appear on direction signs.
NOTE: Road numbers in South Africa never start with A.
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Some road signs have ablue background. This is an older style of sign that was used before signs with white backgrounds were introduced. They are relatively unique to Botswana.
Note that most road signs will have the newer white background.
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Typical Botswana houses range from small impoverished shacks to comfortable middle-class bungalows. Some buildings have exposed grey bricks. On occasion, you might find traditional round huts.
NOTE: All of these house styles are also found in the other southern African countries.
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Random small blursare common in Botswana’s coverage. These blurs are similar to the ones found on licence plates and faces, but they cover seemingly random parts of the panorama instead. This is especially noticeable in urban areas, and mostly absent on more rural roads.
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Botswana has many unique and distinct regions throughout the country. This image breaks down the main factors that differentiate each distinctive landscape by soil, vegetation and other clues.
You can click on the image to enlarge it.
RESOURCE: This image was made possible by the invaluable research done by Jasper Woodard. You can check out hisBotswana videoson hisYouTube channel.
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Coverage in Botswana is fairly limited due to the country’s sparse road system. In addition to regular paved roads, you can still expect to see some rural unpaved road coverage. The most dense coverage is in the east and near Gaborone. The larger towns have extensive side road coverage.
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This map shows which covered roads arepaved, and which ones areunpaved. It is slightly simplified for ease of reading. Small, unpaved side roads in and near towns are not shown.
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Most of Botswana is as flat as a pancake. However, every now and then you will find some elevation. If you see hills, you are most likely in one of the two areas indicated on the minimap.
NOTE: Even in the indicated areas, there are a lot of very flat areas, as many of Botswana’s hills are geographically isolated. Some lone hills may also appear far outside the indicated areas.
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The southeastern region near Gaborone has manysemi-arid hills covered in short shrubs. If you see a lot of these, you are likely to be in the area between Gaborone and Lobatse.
NOTE: Similar hills can be found elsewhere in the country and across the border in South Africa. If you see a large quantity of them, and use other clues to rule out South Africa, you can be fairly certain that you are in southeastern Botswana.
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The landscape in the eastern pocket north of Francistown is characterised byred soiland a somewhat arid look. The soil in these two areas often looks firm and rocky, rather than sandy or dusty. Trees and bushes with yellowed leaves and other “autumn” colours are common. Many trees are bare and withered. You might see fallen leaves on the ground here and there.
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A large region in the middle western part of the country is characterised by verywhitesandy soil. In addition, the vegetation tends to lookvery dry.
NOTE: Sandy soil can be found in many places in Botswana. This tip specifically refers to the bright white colour of the sand.
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The A35 is a very recognisable road: there is always apower line to your west. It can also be recognised by its grainy asphalt with faded markings. Many small tracks can be found parallel to the road, disappearing into the bushes.
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The A33 is characterised by a landscape that is morelushthan usual. Trees have lots of green leaves and the grass is very tall. The more north you go, the more lush the vegetation becomes.
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The road that runs along Botswana’s southern border, through the town of Middlepits, has asphalt with a distinctred tint. The landscape is arid. In some sections, slight hills can be seen.
NOTE: Near the town of Middlepits itself, the soil is very red and dotted with small white pebbles.
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Gaborone is the capital and largest city. It tends to lookricher and more developedthan the rest of Botswana, though some neighbourhoods may still look impoverished. In some southern parts of the city hills can be seen, but most of the town is flat.
NOTE: The only other place in the country that often looks similar is Francistown.
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In Francistown, you can often see alone hill with radio antennas, which is located on the north side of the city. This hill is a good way to distinguish Francistown from Gaborone.
NOTE: The town of Serowe has a similar hill with antennas. Here, the towers are taller, red-and-white striped, and the hill has a flat top.
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Maun is the only relatively large city in Botswana that has this brightwhite sandy soil, which is typical for the middle western region of the country.
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The western part of the A2 hasovercast coverage, making it recognisable.
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Chobe Flood Plains National Park in the far north has a lot ofsmall, winding dirt roadcoverage, with a lot of it being just south of the Chobe River. It has scattered lush bushes on either side, and you will often find wildlife such as elephants and warthogs.
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This portion of the A30 has a distinctautumnfeel unique to it. Notably, there are trees with orange coloured leaves lining the road in straight rows. In addition, there is often tall grass as opposed to other autumn looking locations.
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