
Let there
be Peace on Earth. As we waited to bid farewell to
the year, 1 threaded the view of my lens through
dense foliage to catch a glimpse of this adult gorilla
as it took a nap in the cool rainforests of Volcanoes
National Park, in Rwanda. Nature-based tourism is a
huge part of the conservation success in this country.
Clean, well-organized, populated by hard-working,
polite people, it is hard to believe that less than 25
years ago, this beautiful country was the setting of
one of history's most brutal genocides in which close
to 1,000,000 were killed. Today, there is an air of
peace and prosperity in this beautiful country, and
that gives me hope for the world