UNESCO has now inscribed the cultural landscape of the mighty Mulanje Massif in southern Malawi on the World Heritage List. The press release states:
“In southern Malawi, the mighty Mulanje Massif rises out of the landscape – the heart of a living cultural landscape. For generations, the Yao, Mang’anja and Lhomwe have shaped this place with their spiritual practices, rites and traditions, which they regard as the seat of gods, spirits and ancestors. Hills, caves, waterfalls and rapids are associated with them and worshipped. This has created a culturally shaped space where nature and faith are closely intertwined and where traditional rules for dealing with the sacred sites help to preserve the natural environment of the mountain massif.”