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Kuito, formally called Silva Porto is the birthplace of Nhamalanda. These photos taken over 20 years ago by my friend Cagi, are now mere memories. The madness that ravaged Angola since the 70's destroyed what once was a tidy and peaceful town.

 

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The Government, Council and Taxation Buildings

 

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The Post Office and my friend Madalena

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One of the servant's huts in the Embala

 

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The Embala, place where the Portuguese explorer Silva Porto lived and died