Bamboo belts are found below the Hagenia woodland zone that is located
along that saddle that joins Karisimbi and Visoke.
Gorillas live in Volcanoes National Park located between Karisimbi and
Visoke.
Farmers in Ruhengeri Prefecture plant beans in the volcanic soil that can
be found on the lava flows along the eastern slopes of Karisimbi and Visoke.
Pictured above is a large lava boulder that has been farmed around.
Source:
Robert E. Ford, Westminster College, Salt Lake City UT.
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