Lecheng pan: A place of diversity

LECHENG: The smell of wet soil and urine from cows and donkeys hang in the air. It welcomes visitors to the pan or shallow lake of Lecheng, which lies nearly 40 km south of Palapye.

The immediate impression about this 'wetland' is that it is a place of diversity. It's a place where the variety of animals, birds and human beings and plants meet everyday. For a first time visitor, one cannot help but marvel at the beauty of nature.

This shallow lake, or pan if you like, is an extension of the popular Tswapong Hills. Lecheng is among the villages set at the foot of the Tswapong Hills, with the surrounding area being a good source of water and grazing land for livestock.

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