Botswana

Doesn't everyone appreciate elephants? We certainly do, and apparently September 22nd is Elephant Appreciation Day. These fine specimens were captured by the Street View car in Botswana.

Google Maps is on fire! Or at least it seems that way, considering the number of fires Google imagery has captured over the years. Take a journey with us as we travel the globe in search of flames and smoke.

More than three years in, the folks at Google have amassed a healthy roster of countries covered by Street View. Alas, there are still those places where the Street View cars must turn around at the border. Luckily, they often get close enough to at least give us a glimpse at what lies on the other side.

For our first post from Botswana, let's visit the communities of Orapa and Letlhakane, home to some of the largest diamond mines in the world. While we've seen a "world's largest diamond mine" before, it is no-longer in use. Wikipedia…