The train is making a stop in the southern hemisphere of Mozambique. At this island of Mozambique, we look at the chapel of Nossa Senhora de Baluarte which was built in 1522 and it’s the oldest European building in the southern part of Africa still standing to date.
The name of the church explains or gives meaning to its location. The name Baluarte means bastion or defender and so the chapel is named our lady of the bastion. The Portuguese built the church for both defensive and religious purposes.
