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May 23rd 2011
Published: June 14th 2011
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For two centuries there were two groups living peacefully in the Dogon country - the Dogon people who were farmers and the Tellem - the meat eaters or pygmy small red people. The land back then was forest and had all the big game animals like the lions. But one day the Dogon people decided to cut trees down to create more land for cultivation. With that, overtime, the lions and other animals left ... Read Full Entry



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14th June 2011

OF COURSE YOU VISITED DOGON COUNTRY
So thedribbleman did not miss out on Dogon Country...of course you didn't...why would you...the more bloggers like us that proclaim Magnificent Mali the better for the economy of that poor country...rich in heritage & culture...we also walked on the same rock before descending to Kani Kombole (Photo 15)!
14th June 2011

Thanks Dancing Dave
I thought I'd leave you in suspense. I really enjoyed it but the heat ... man that was too much after 10 months or whatever it was on the road. It was really struggling for tourists when I was there. Shame.

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