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Date: n.d. Type: Game Reserve Status: Extant

See more photographs Punda Maria Gate, Environmental Education, Information Centre and Day Visitor Site The name Punda Maria is a bastardisation of the Swahili word for zebra, which is punda miliya. The name of the camp was coined in 1919 by the first ranger in charge of the area, JJ "Ou Kat" Coetser, who named it after his wife, Maria. See also: Siyabona Africa A Quick Guide To South Africa's National Parks.