Enkapune Ya Muto

#91 among destinations in Kenya

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Facts and practical information

Enkapune Ya Muto, also known as Twilight Cave, is a Late Stone Age site on the Mau Escarpment of Kenya. Beads made of perforated ostrich egg shells found at the site have been dated to 40,000 years ago. The beads found at the site represent the early human use of personal ornaments. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 0°38'47"N, 36°3'15"E

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BaringoKenya

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Day trips

Enkapune Ya Muto – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Baringo, Njoro River Cave.

2.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Baringo
56 min walk • Lake Baringo is, after Lake Turkana, the most northern of the Kenyan Rift Valley lakes, with a surface area of 130 square kilometres and an elevation of 970 metres. The lake is fed by several rivers: the Molo, Perkerra and Ol Arabel.
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Archaeological site
Njoro River Cave
1 min walk • Njoro River Cave is an archaeological site on the Mau Escarpment, Kenya, that was first excavated in 1938 by Mary Leakey and her husband Louis Leakey.