[1] Despite this, attractions include beaches, ocean and inland fishing facilities, the falls on the Ogooué River, and the Crystal Mountains.
[1] Until recently, tourism has been neglected, replaced by the export of raw materials such as oil and wood.
[2] On September 4, 2002, Gabonese president Omar Bongo announced that his country would set aside 10 percent of its land for a national park system.
[3] These new parks are being developed for ecotourism, as an economic alternative to exploiting Gabon’s forests for lumber.
"[3] Gabon's 13 national parks range from regions along its coastline, where hippopotamuses play on untouched beaches, to forest clearings home to "naive" gorillas.