BoKaap.

Location: The township embedded into the bottom of Signal Hill,  just outside of Cape Town city center. 

Home: To the Cape Malay people of Muslim decent. 

Contains: 1 museum in the oldest BoKaap house

                   1 Mosque that residents attend

                   Many brightly colored Cape dutch styled homes

History: The original inhabitants of BoKaap were captured as slaves from Indonesia to Africa. When they finally made it to Cape Town, the slaves were freed. When the slaves were finally freed, they painted their homes bright colors in celebration. Today the homes remain as vibrant as when they were first painted!