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Friday, September 05, 2008

GANVIE - The Venice of Africa


The following photos are of a recent visit to the touristy lake village of Ganvie, just north of Cotonou. The village has a long history and established itself hundreds of years ago in order to escape conflict. The village population is around 15,000 people today and is just like any other village except is built totally on shallow water! It was very interesting.

posted by Sara Birkenholz at 12:58 AM

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dear Sara,

For a new nonfiction anthology, The Places We’ve Been: Field Reports from Travelers Under 35, we are currently looking for submissions and are trying to get a story on Ganvie. A bit of info from the general call for submissions is available here http://www.facebook.com/ThePlaces35. The posted deadline to receive submissions was October 15 – but the deadline is extended through November 15 for special invitations.

Please take a look at the details. If you are so inclined, we’d be glad to receive and consider your submission. Thanks!

- Asha
editor [a t] theplaces35 [dot] com

http://www.theplaces35
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Mon Oct 22, 02:38:00 PM  

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