Petites Chutes de la Lukaya
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The Petites Chutes de la Lukaya is a set of small waterfalls on the Lukaya River
. They are just south of Kinshasa
, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
. They are perhaps 1 metres (3.3 ft) high.
During the colonial era, Jesuits who settled on the Ndjili River
in June 1893 at Kimbangu, in what is now Masina, were the first Catholic missionaries in the area.
Within a month of arrival they moved away from the unhealthy, swampy conditions that they found to Kimwenza
, near the Petites Chutes de la Lukaya.
The low waterfalls empty into a small lake with a beautiful sandy beach.
They is an attraction to tourists who come to swim or eat at the nearby restaurant.
The Lola ya Bonobo
sanctuary for endangered Bonobo
s is just south of the falls, also of interest to tourists.
The sanctuary was founded by Claudine André
of the NGO Les Amis des Bonobos du Congo in 1994, and has been located at the Petites Chutes de la Lukaya since 2002.
Lukaya River
The Lukaya is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its source is located in the Crystal Mountains , from which it runs eastward through Bas-Congo, then runs into the banks of the Ndjili River. The rail line from Matadi to Kinshasa runs along the river valley for a time, passing to the...
. They are just south of Kinshasa
Kinshasa
Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....
, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
. They are perhaps 1 metres (3.3 ft) high.
During the colonial era, Jesuits who settled on the Ndjili River
Ndjili River
The Ndjili River is a river that flows from the south through the capital city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it joins the Congo River...
in June 1893 at Kimbangu, in what is now Masina, were the first Catholic missionaries in the area.
Within a month of arrival they moved away from the unhealthy, swampy conditions that they found to Kimwenza
Kimwenza
Kimwenza is a community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the Mont Ngafula commune in the south of the capital, Kinshasa.-Location:Kimwenza is on a plateau above the main city of Kinshasa.It is near to the Petites Chutes de la Lukaya....
, near the Petites Chutes de la Lukaya.
The low waterfalls empty into a small lake with a beautiful sandy beach.
They is an attraction to tourists who come to swim or eat at the nearby restaurant.
The Lola ya Bonobo
Lola ya Bonobo
Founded by Claudine Andre in 1994, Lola ya Bonobo is the world's only sanctuary for orphaned bonobos. Since 2002, the sanctuary has been located at the Petites Chutes de la Lukaya, just outside of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
sanctuary for endangered Bonobo
Bonobo
The bonobo , Pan paniscus, previously called the pygmy chimpanzee and less often, the dwarf or gracile chimpanzee, is a great ape and one of the two species making up the genus Pan. The other species in genus Pan is Pan troglodytes, or the common chimpanzee...
s is just south of the falls, also of interest to tourists.
The sanctuary was founded by Claudine André
Claudine André
Claudine André, , is a Belgian conservationist. She founded Lola ya bonobo in 1994, which is a bonobo sanctuary, just south of Kinshasa, at Mont Ngafula, in the Lukaya Valley, Democratic Republic of Congo.The aim of the sanctuary is to collect young bonobos, most having been orphaned due to the...
of the NGO Les Amis des Bonobos du Congo in 1994, and has been located at the Petites Chutes de la Lukaya since 2002.