One of many, many claimants to be the original source of the Nile, this spot has a couple of things going for it: 1) it is further south than most of the others, and 2) it is on the “tenative” list to become an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In 1863, the source of the Nile was “conclusively solved” when John Peake (who carried on after Livingstone and Stanley stopped) declared to the world that it was Lake Victoria and no further exploration was necessary. The thing is that Lake Victoria gets its water from somewhere, right? So in 1937 the German explorer Burkhart Waldecker followed the Ruvyironza/Ruvubu river system to its humble beginning here. The pyramid replaced the original marker that he put on the nearby mountaintop and the spot where the spring sprung was tiled in.
Those who found it before the hint:
- Lighthouse
And after the hint:
- Paul Voestermans
- Garfield
- krenek
- Graham Hedley
- Martin de Bock
- Eloy Cano
- ZORRO THE FOX
And thus ends the last series that Andrew and I will be managing alone. We have 2 more contests after this and then hhgygy and Ashwini will take over.
The winners of this series, each with 19 points, were Paul Voestermans, Garfield, and Martin de Bock.
I have sent the correct answer (Nile in Burundi) and I am not listed in those who found it after the hint ???