Neretva

The flow of the Neretva is a lusty one, towards and beneath the now rebuilt bridge for which Mostar was famous, the stumps of which remained until it was replaced, shiny and inauthentic – but there, at least.

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The World Rafting Championships were held here last year, and the Neretva and Una are among the most beautiful whitewater rivers in the world.

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The road from Sarajevo snaked its way down through the limestone gorges, along the banks of the pale green Neretva river, where pomegranates hung red and ripe in the orchards.

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Before that, Muslims and Croats fought together to drive out the Serbs, whose shelling caused much of the vast destruction visible on both sides of the Neretva.

A Muslim Town's Long Nightmare

Still, the fear of local residents was genuine. just days earlier, the Croats had shelled a Muslim enclave on the western side of the Neretva and appeared to be preparing a new offensive.

A Muslim Town's Long Nightmare

"It's a hostage-taking," said Cedric Thornberry, a top U.N. civilian official, who had been one of those trapped in Mostar, Beyond using U.N. forces as a shield to protect civilians against the Croats, the Muslims were buying time to repair downed bridges across the Neretva and to prepare for further fighting.

A Muslim Town's Long Nightmare

During a cease-fire in mid-February at least 17 Muslims died in a hail of mortar shells from Croats on the west side of the Neretva.

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There is an iconic bridge that spans the Neretva – nearly 500 years old, it was blown apart by Croat shelling in minutes.

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Last July, an American-led NATO delegation offered to help recover hundreds of stones from the Neretva.

Bridge over the Neretva

The Stari Most, or Old Bridge, had once linked the eastern and western banks of the Neretva, a lucid jade river that cuts deep through the oldest part of the city.

Bridge over the Neretva