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The Vasco Da Gama tourist circuit where early explorers and missionaries set foot

The Vasco Da Gama pillar in Malindi town. The pillar is a reminder of the 15th Century voyage of the Portuguese explorers. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard].

Tacked on a coral rock on the shores of the Indian Ocean in Malindi, Kilifi County, the Vasco Da Gama Pillar continues to be a marvel six centuries after it was constructed.

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