Highlights

• Maropeng, meaning 'returning to the place of origin' in Setswana, is the official visitor centre of the Cradle of Humankind, and the Sterkfontein Caves. The Cradle of Humankind is one of eight World Heritage Sites in South Africa, the only one in Gauteng, and is internationally recognized as the origin of humankind.
• The 47 000-hectare site has unearthed the best evidence of the complex journey which our species has taken to make the visitor Centre what it is - a place of pilgrimage for all humankind. It is not only a place of ongoing scientific discovery into our origins, but also a place that allows us to reflect on where we come from and where we are going to.