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Maropeng Visitor Centre
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Maropeng is the official visitor centre of the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site. It provides information about the various fossil sites in the area. About a 90-minute drive from either Johannesburg or Pretoria, it's one of the area's top attractions.
- Address: Off R563 Hekpoort Rd., Sterkfontein, Johannesburg, 1911
- Phone: 014/577-9000
- Website: www.maropeng.co.za
- Location: Cradle of Humankind
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