{"id":70,"date":"2026-07-13T16:31:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barefootkenya.com\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2026-07-13T16:47:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:47:37","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/barefootkenya.com\/index.php\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"70\" class=\"elementor elementor-70\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-112b530 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-423bc5b \" data-id=\"112b530\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"112b530\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fa2180 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-3fa2180-4162f76 \" data-id=\"3fa2180\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"3fa2180\">\n    \t\t\t<p class=\"e-cf3220e-23ca374 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"cf3220e\"><strong id=\"e-mrjg920w-fcb2xbg\">Karibu Kenya<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f648a89 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base \" data-id=\"f648a89\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"f648a89\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"e-5330a34-5d455ba e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"5330a34\"><strong>Karibu kenya!<\/strong>Watamu means <em>\u201csweet\u201d<\/em> in Swahili and that word perfectly captures the essence of this beautiful coastal village. 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