Benin - Ganvié - Cité lacustre (Nikon camera)

Today I want to show you other pictures of Ganvié, a city built on a lake in Benin (west Africa).
I have talked about this city in this post:
Ganvié - Cité lacustre

This lake is very close to the ocean and it communicates with it, so there is salt in the water and water is not drinkable.
There are two fountains in the lake, and people collect it in big bins.
The waste water (animal excrements included) are poured into the lake, but luckly the water is not very deep (about 2 meters high), so the strong solar radiation permits a good disinfestation.

It has been a great luck to visit this special and unique place!
I hope you take a tour in this city with my images!

There are no electricity, so they use some generators, creating noise and pollution.

The mosquee:

Fishing:

Around the fountain to take water:

A boat made of grass:

Here public transportation:

Pictures taken with Nikon D800 camera.



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Damm it mustt be harad to live in those conditions ... but kids still have their happy smile in their faces

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Yes, children are happier than in Europe!

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This is truly a very extraordinary picture that you show.
I am also very moved to see all these pictures, I hope everyone is in good health always.

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Thank you very much! I hope me too. They are just a bit angry because of Ganviè has been included in Unesco heritage but they aren't helped enough.

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Yeah, hopefully help will come soon for their life needs there.

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You got some really great shots. Very interesting way of life there!

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