On a whim: Equatorial Guinea building new capital city in the middle of the rainforest

Mongabay
By Morgan Erickson-DavisJul 2, 2014, 3:36 pm101 pts
More than 8,000 hectares of rainforest are under threat as the nation builds a new $600 million capital city from scratch. Called Oyala, and also known as Djibloho, the city will be completed by 2020 and will house up to 200,000 people -- about an eighth of the entire population of Equatorial Guinea.

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