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Prediction: Rwanda will become the new Croatia.
Reason: Mountains, gorillas, and a stark decrease in violence will make this long-shunned African nation the next hot spot. And the country will even get a PR coup in 2008 (for better or for worse) when Paris Hilton visits. As people look to ever-more exotic destinations, more airlines will fly to Kigali and upscale lodges (paging Richard Branson) will start looking seriously at property.
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