Travel Guide Makwatsha

Located about 45 km from Lubumbashi on the road to Kasumbalesa towards the Zambian border, Makwatsha is a small, quiet village like Katanga with thousands, but to the difference that most of the exterior walls of the boxes are decorated with paintings on various grounds. The tradition of the village Lamba, from the village, wants women to demonstrate their cleanliness through the decorations they make on the walls of their boxes. Makwatsha or the village of women painters. Since the paintings are regularly modified or renewed, a carnival atmosphere reigns in the village, especially for the visitor. A project is under way to organize the possibility of hosting and participation in women's activities for tourists.