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BENIN - Ouidah - Slave Route
Ouidah or Whydah is a city on the coast of the Republic of Benin.In the past, the Whydah army pushed their way into the African interior, capturing millions of people through tribal wars, to be sold to the Europeans and Arabs. By 1716, when the massive English slave ship Whydah Gally arrived to purchase 500 slaves from King Haffon to sell in Jamaica, the Kingdom of Whydah had become the second largest slave port in the Triangular trade. The Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá (Fort of St. John the Baptist of Ouidah) is a small fortress built by the Portuguese in Ouidah, built by the Portuguese in 1580 to increase the slave trade.
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to OUIDAH
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to BENIN
From November to January
Python shrine - Voodoo
this church is located in front of the voodoo shrine.
wall of the Voodoo Python Shrine
The Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá was Portuguese Fort used for slave trade
Church - The Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá is Portuguese Fort was used for slave trade
The Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá was used for slave trade
local market - very probably voodoo or medecine items
Market - Voodoo shop
old city
old city
market - shop
Voodoo statue
shop
local market
Voodoo Python shrine - the largest buiding is homing many pythons
python
old painting about slavery (museum)
Memorial
shop with a fresco on the wall - probably the owner
hairdresser
baby-foot in the street
tailor shop
hairdresser
motorcycle is a popular transport
Memorial facing the Atlantic Ocean
Memorial facing the Atlantic Ocean
Voodou Python shrine
Voodou Python shrine - many pythons are kept inside the shrine
local market - voodoo shop with strange items
after school
Nice beach on Atlantic Ocean
relax at the beach
resort on the beach
Fishermen village near the Atlantic Ocean
Secret Forest - Voodoo Statue
Secret Forest - Voodoo Statue
Slave Statue
Slave Route in Ouidah
old city - woman
old city - Basilica
Secret Forest - Voodoo Statue
Slave statue
Slave Route in Ouidah
