Introducing Malabo
As you fly in to Malabo you will see oil platforms scattered around the harbour, tankers steaming and coastal refineries shooting off flames night and day. Malabo is an oil town and, in many ways, it’s a cosmopolitan place where expatriates kick back at the end of the day before heading back to work on the platforms.
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Like many African city-towns, Malabo is also desperately third world. Downtown you’ll find evidence of the colonial past, when Malabo was first the British naval station of Port Clarence on lease from Spain, and later renamed Santa Isabel when it was returned to Madrid.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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Re: Hotels and other info
by seventwentytwo 07 April 2012
I live, and work in Malabo. Been rotating here two years. Depster knows what he's talking about. Not a lot to see here in Bioko. I hav…
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RE: Cameroon Multi-entry visa possible in Malabo?!!
by 123worldtraveler 29 February 2012
You can get a single entry (not sure about multiple entry) Cameroon visa in Malabo if you have been traveling for a "long time" out of…
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Hotels and other info
by dto444 25 January 2012
I'm thinking about traveling to EQ Guinea along with some other places in Africa this summer. I have some questions though since there…
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