Trees!

Monkeys, Markets, and Sand, Oh My!

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February 7th 2007
So I've been in The Gambia for a month now, which I think is unbelievable. Where have I gone so far? The first place we went was Bijilo Forest Park, which is on the other side of Serrekunda from where we live. It's pretty neat because monkeys live there and don't mind the tourists. The forest is thick there, which showed us how this area looked before all of the recent development/deforestat ... read more

Africa » Gambia » Western Division

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The Gambia gained its independence from the UK in 1965; it formed a short-lived federation of Senegambia with Senegal between 1982 and 1989. In 1991 the two nations signed a friendship and cooperation treaty. A military coup in 1994 overthrew the pre... ... read more