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a population extraordinary for their beauty and customs . The women , bare breasted , adorned with splendid and complicated jewels while their body and hair were sprinkled with otjize , a red mixture with a protective function from which the name " Red People of Namibia " derives . The girls are also very nice , especially if at the end of the meeting you buy one of their splendid necklaces or bracelets . We left Twifelfontein , with our eyes still full of the beauty of a place that hides amongst the ravines over 2000 rock paintings and cave art depicting hunting scenes , elephants , lions , rhinos , giraffes .
It was time to begin the descent toward the sea , through the Skeleton Coast Park , where motorcyclists are asked to exit before the sun sets . Following the C39 we entered a pure and exhilarating panorama that , kilometre after kilometre , extended between the high peaks that now surrounded us . It is not uncommon ,
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