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Peponi Hotel Lamu Ltd. Kenya East Africa
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Lamu is a Swahili town resulting from a combination of trade and Islam, modified by the environment. Trade provided wealth, Islam the incentive for permanent settlements reflected in the requirement of Islamic canon law that Friday noon prayer be held in a permanently settled location.
The monsoon winds supplied the energy the ships needed and the building materials, coral and mangrove were available on the shores.
Lamu, Town, Island and Archipelago, all of the same name, lie 2 degrees below the Equator along Kenya's coast. The archipelago is a chain of Islands separated from the mainland by a narrow channel bordered with dense mangrove forest and protected from the Indian Ocean by coral reefs and large sand dunes. The many historical sites are proof of the area's long and rich history which, when combined with all the natural attraction of its tropical setting, make Lamu a wonderful place to visit.
