Showing posts with the label Senegal

African Renaissance Monument

Mar 28, 2016

Standing atop a 100-meter high hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean outside Dakar, in Senegal, stands the gigantic Monument to the African Re...

Goree Island: Senegal’s Slave Trade Center

Sep 12, 2014

Gorée is a small island located off the coast of Dakar, in Senegal, about 2 km out into the sea. It was the site of one of the earliest Euro...

Fadiouth, the Island Made of Shells

Jan 8, 2014

At the far end of Petite Côte, a stretch of coast in Senegal, lies a sleepy fishing village called Joal-Fadiouth. Joal lies on the mainland,...

Lake Retba Looks Like a Giant Strawberry Milkshake

Jun 6, 2012

Lake Retba or Lac Rose lies north of the Cap Vert peninsula of Senegal, north east of Dakar. Depending on the time of day, the lake changes ...

The Pink Lake at Retba, Senegal

Apr 22, 2010

Lake Retba or Lac Rose lies north of the Cap Vert peninsula of Senegal, north east of Dakar. This lake has an unusual color – it’s pink. Lak...