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Travelling in
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Newsletter from
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The
Atmosphere
in Burkina
Faso is
light, happy
and it is
filled with
care free
people.
Burkina Faso
was once
known as
Upper Volta.
The
forests
of the
country are
threatened
by the
mining
industry. It
is a fact
that Burkina
Faso has no
primary
tropical
forest and
limited
biodiversity.
Although
there are
limited
natural
resources,
there are
many
treasures
such as
gigantic
parks, falls
and other
major
establishments
that will
surely
captivate
the
tourists.
In the town
of
Ouagadougou,
there are
many urban
parks. The
Zone du
Bois,
commonly
known as La
Faret, has
many good
trails that
make a
pleasant
walk where
you can view
the
landscape of
the
surrounding
forest. It
is the most
popular Park
in
Ouagadougou.
It also has
a small zoo
inside. To
surprise
everybody,
there are a
lot of
crocodiles
in the
marsh. You
can spot
them using
binoculars.
This park is
considered a
very
important
landmark
because it
is a natural
preservation
area and
regarded as
a sacred
forest
dating back
to the
pre-colonial
era. There
are other
nice places
to see like
the French
Culture
Centre that
regularly
exhibits
theatre
performances.
Also located
in the town
is the
famous
sculpture of
Naba Koom, a
woman
handling a
calabash to
pour water
and the
Laongo that
features
enormous
granite
slabs.
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In the same
town, there
is the urban
park of
Bangr Weogo,
or the urban
park of the
Forest
Knowledge.
Many
travellers go
there for
religious
initiation
and refuge.
This is
truly
treasured by
the people
of Burkina
Faso because
it has a
local
significance,
but since
the park was
renovated by
the colonial
French, it
has been
transformed
to an
ordinary
park where
things are
just
commemorated.
In Banfora,
the Le Musee
Nationale is
a brand new
museum
complex
devoted to
the local
cultures. It
exhibits the
vast culture
of Burkina
Faso and
highlights
the most
important
events of
their
history. The
Lake
Tengrela is
also found
here in this
town. This
lake is
popular for
the funny
hippos
roaming
around the
mud water.
It is
suggested
that the
best time to
actually see
the hippos
is in the
daytime or
before
sunset.
The town of
Bobo
Dioulasso
also has
some
wonderful
sites to
see. The
Centre
Cultural
Francaise is
the main
attraction
in terms of
exhibit/
art/ music.
If you just
want to have
a nice,
quite
relaxing
time then
you can go
to the
garden.
Here, you
may want to
read a book
and take in
the still
and peaceful
surroundings.
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About the Author:
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Places Of Interest On Your Holidays In Burkina Faso |
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