Kolmanskop, Namibia: Know Before You Go
Kolmanskop is an abandoned diamond-mining town in Southern Namibia in the Namib Desert. It is about 10 kilometers East of Luderitz on the B4 highway. Zacharias Lewala, a railroad worker, discovered the first diamond in 1908. Once word got out, diamonds were in the area, and Kolmanskop grew into a prosperous mining town. Wealthy residents …
