Images Dated 28th February 2019

Africa, Ghana, Lake Bosomtwe. The Ashanti people only fish from the traditional wooden

Africa, Ghana, Lake Bosomtwe. The Ashanti people only fish from the traditional wooden padua. This one million-year-old sacred lake was created when a giant meteorite crash landed in what was once a lush rainforest. In Ashanti, Ghana, Lake Bosumtwi is revered by locals as sacred and tradition dictates that they can only fish in the lake using wooden planks called paduas. Nowadays the lake - which stretches across 10.5 kilometres - is under threat from deforestation and modernisation

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Africa, Ghana, Elmina castle. view into the courtyard Elmina Castle was erected by

Africa, Ghana, Elmina castle. view into the courtyard
Elmina Castle was erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as SA£o Jorge da Mina Castle, also known simply as Mina in present-day Elmina, Ghana. It was the first trading post built on the Gulf of Guinea, and the oldest European building in existence south of the Sahara

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Africa, Ghana, Elmina castle, the view from the commanders balcony

Africa, Ghana, Elmina castle, the view from the commander's balcony. Elmina Castle was erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as SA£o Jorge da Mina Castle, also known simply as Mina in present-day Elmina, Ghana. It was the first trading post built on the Gulf of Guinea, and the oldest European building in existence south of the Sahara

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