Showing posts with the label Burkina Faso

The Domes of Fabedougou

Jul 24, 2018

These weathered rocks in the village of Fabedougou, near Banfora, in south-western Burkina Faso resemble the sandstone towers of Bungle Bung...

The Sacred Crocodiles of Bazoule

Jun 22, 2018

Bazoule, in Burkina Faso, is a sprawling lakeside village around 30 kilometers from the capital Ouagadougou, with a very unique tradition—fo...

The Magnificent Mudbrick Mosques of West Africa

Feb 3, 2018

All around the Muslim world, mosques have a typical architecture characterized by a minaret, a dome, arches and mosaics or stucco decoration...

Karaba Brick Quarry of Burkina Faso

Apr 1, 2017

Bricks are usually molded from clay, but in Karaba, a small African village in southwestern Burkina Faso, bricks are quarried out of the hil...

Decorated Mud Houses of Tiébélé, Burkina Faso

Jan 19, 2013

In the south of Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in west Africa, near the border with Ghana lies a small, circular village of about 1.2 he...