The Gang at Sindou Peaks

The Lush Corner of Burkina Faso

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May 23rd 2008
Banfora, in the southwest corner of Burkina Faso, is unlike any terrain we have seen thus far. Large fields of irrigated sugar cane, lakes, waterfalls, green fields and Drumheller-esque rock formations. The bus journey was uneventful, except for the young man that I was sitting next to, who spoke excellent english and was explaining the sugar cane crops to me. As we neared Banfora he told me ... read more

Africa » Burkina Faso » Cascades » Banfora

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Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural res... ... read more