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Water gives life, but it can also play the role of storyteller when it comes to the evolution of humankind. Water not only helps the process of fossilisation, but it can also sometimes preserve animals in the most bizarre ways …

Not only did Maropeng’s ambassador Harry the Hominid add a stamp to his passport when he visited Germany recently for the ITB Berlin 2011 travel trade show, but he will also feature on Ethiopia TV in an interview with Maropeng General Manager Erica Jago.

Water is the source of life and each drop precious – that is why we are always advised to use it wisely. March is water awareness month, and the Maropeng Visitor Centre has done some research and found these easy tips and ways to save water.

South African Minister of Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk read out the media statement below at South Africa’s exhibition stand at ITB Berlin 2011 on 11 March 2011. Erica Jago, general manager of Maropeng is in Berlin, promoting Maropeng and the Cradle of Humankind as Gauteng’s premier tourism attraction.

Meet Harry the Hominid. Harry is over 2-million years old, and he lives at Maropeng – the visitors’ centre to the Cradle of Humankind. Harry is the official tour guide for Maropeng and he causes quite a stir.

Maropeng’s very own mascot and tour guide, Harry the Hominid, is currently in Germany, promoting the Cradle of Humankind at ITB Berlin 2011, an international travel and tourism industry show.

Vincent Nettmann, like so many other astronomers, was captured by the idea of mapping out the moon and stars at a very young age. From the time of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Nettmann wanted to have a closer look into space

South Africa faces a major water crisis and the dwindling water supplies in the country have made it crucial to educate the population about water and energy conservation and Maropeng is taking on this challenge.

Humans have been fascinated by the stars for millennia. The stars hold the key to explaining how our universe was formed. Maropeng’s Living amongst the stars allows you participate in humankind’s oldest pastime.

Maropeng’s very popular Cooper’s Cave picnic and walking tour with palaeoanthropologist Christine Steininger is happening on Saturday, April 2.