Can endemic naturism be the future?
We are in South Africa, a country that is known – among many other things – for its vibrant mix of cultures. The fact that there are 11 official languages probably says enough, people from many different backgrounds are packed together in the southern tip of the African continent. A lot of this has to do with the country’s strategic position on the historical sailing route of the Dutch East India Company. It was a welcome stop after many long days on the Atlantic or Indian ocean.
Sailors stuck around, European merchants started businesses, and slaves were imported from other parts of Africa and from Asia. Several centuries later, the British would pass by and conquer the whole place. Obviously, this is a very brief explanation of what happened, and the reality was much more complicated. But you probably didn’t come here to learn the details of South African history. What’s more important is that many years after these different cultures found their place in South Africa and became part of the local population, naturism arose. And guess where it came from…
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The rise of naturism in South Africa
Back in 1981, a guy named Beau Brummell started the first naturist resort in the country. He was white. This may not come as such a surprise, because in those days naturism was merely a European and North American thing, so it seems kinda obvious that someone with roots in one of those places would bring naturism into Africa. It would take an …
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