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GHANA
Ghana is located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the subregion of West Africa. Ghana borders Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north and Togo to the east. The word Ghana means "Warrior King" and is derived from the ancient Ghana Empire. Its capital is Accra on the Atlantic coast.
Tourism in Ghana is growing very quickly, and more tour operators are seeing increased requests for Ghana as a travel destination. Many tourists come from the diaspora which wants to visit their ancestors land and the slave route.
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to GHANA
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to GHANA
From November to January
Atlantic Ocean and fishing boats
Memorial - Ghanaian flags
relax at the beach
local market - woman carrying an heavy load
local market
local market
local market
local market
local market
local market
selling dried fishes
ladies at the local market
small girls
old clockl tower
old building
local market
old british building - Post Office
market
fishing boats
market
market
Dagomba village
Mona monkets
relax at the beach
Assin-Manso - Slave memorial
Assin-Manso - Wall of return
Cape Coast Castle - built for slave trade
Elmina castle
Cape Coast Castle
Memorial : "IN ERVERLASTING MEMORY of the anguish of our ancestors may those who died rest in peace may those who return find their roots may humanity never again perpetrate such injustice against humanity we, the living vow to uphold this"
local market
fishing boats
Atlantic Coast
local market
city view from Elmina Fort
View from Elmina Fort
old Fort between Elmina and Accra
sandy beach
city view from Elmina caste
Dzokpe Amu Festival
Centa Kintempo Water falls
Dzokpe Amu Festival
market
Elmina castle - Entrance to the underground caves where slaves were kept
This door is the entrance of the small room where fugitves were kept without any food until a certain death.
Fort Ussher, Slave Fort of Trans Atlantic Slave Trade
Slave Fort of Trans Atlantic Slave Trade - Underground vault where slaves were kept until their departure to Americas
Women slaves were kept underground accessible by the doors. Sometimes they were allowed to get out to this courtyard where the british governor can choose one of them for its pleasure.
Elmina Castle
old house
woman and baby
local market
women at local market
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
selling fresh fishes
local market
market - selling meat
traditionnal voodoo temple
Independence square
old man
cathedral
women at the market
mother and baby
ladies at the market
old lighthouse
statue
mother and baby at the market
going to the market
pushing hard this carriage is going up but just follow the slope when going down
market
Dagomba village - mother and baby
Dagomba village - children
Anloga Hogbetsotso festival
Anloga Hogbetsotso festival
making fufu - traditionnal dish with manioc
Ashanti culture - Akoisidai festival
Ashanti culture - Akoisidai festival
Ashanti culture - Akoisidai festival
Agumatsa - water falls