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Capital of Southwest Region, Cameroon
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Buea is a city in Coastal Cameroon. It was the seat of German Cameroon in the beginning of the 20th century and still has some colonial buildings of interest. The city is at the foot of the active volcano Cameroon Mountain (Mongo ma Ndemi).
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The former German governor Jesko von Puttkamer built this palace in 1900. It's in a state of disrepair but still a sight.
This restaurant has its well known house speciality of barbecue.
You can get into Buea by land with the use of transport buses or private cars or the local transport cars commonly called Clandos. By land, you can enter the town using the Mutengene-Buea road.
Read in the guideThe main means of transportation are taxis. Motorbikes are allowed to circulate only within quarters.
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