Pretoria, South Africa^

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Pretoria

Pretoria is about 30 miles north of Johannesburg is the country's administrative capital, is known as 'Jacaranda City' after the purple-blossomed trees which bloom in such profusion in later September-October, the South African spring time. It is a fascinating melting pot of different culture - South Africa is one city. Outside the city are bushveld game farms as well as more than 100 nature reserves and bird sanctuaries of which the Rietvlei Nature Reserve is the largest