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| Senegal, the country of Teranga |
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Senegal is at first sight colorful and lively Africa, between tradition and modernity ,with beautiful landscape, baobabs, palm trees, bush and savanna, a wilderness preserved ... But it is also and especially the Teranga, hospitality, happiness and smiling people despite hard living conditions!
Senegal has an infinite number of natural environments. Located between the Sahel in the north and the vast rain forest, it is crossed by four rivers that originate in the Fouta Djallon in Guinea: the Senegal River |
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| Fishing in Lebous country |
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Senegal is the most popular "fishing" destination in the world. But here, you do not tease the stud and you should not be "light" equipped to face the sea and attack some marine monsters. The aquatic diversity of Senegal reflects the diversity of fish species: we have the cold waters of the Grande Côte, the rocky volcanic peninsula of Cape Vert, the warm waters of the Casamance, the mangrove of the Sine Saloum etc. ... where live large numbers of sharks, carangas dorado, red carp, marlin, swordfish, sea trout, tuna, bars, barracudas, groupers, masters, etc..
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| Sine Saloum, land and mangrove islands |
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A hybrid territory between the land and the sea covered by thousands of land or mangrove islands. Like an asthmatic river, the Saloum, turns into thousands of channels of brackish water and hosts one of the richest ecosystems in Africa. This is the western half of the Sine Saloum. The eastern half is the reverse of the green and teeming with life landscape. It is A vast salt eaten area with a thin savannah that thickens by the Gambian border. The Sine Saloum National Parc covers a huge part making this region sparsely populated because of the hostility of the wetland ecosystem. The casual visitor will be amazed by this region of a thousand contrasts. |
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| Saint Louis of Sénégal, The Magic City |
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Located on the edge of the ocean, the Sahara and the bush, St. Louis was the best introduction place for the discovery of Africa. Famous stage of European slave ships first, then the for the airmail Mermoz. the island still have considerable evidence of its prestigious past.
Saint-Louis, Senegal has a unique past that gives it an international reputation. Oldest city built by the French in West Africa, St. Louis’ History is related with that of colonization.
Regarded as a showcase of France in Africa, it was erected French commune and thus had a special status.
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| The pink lake |
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Lake Retba, better known as the pink Lake, owes its fame to its color that changes from pink to purple depending on the intensity of sunlight, and also to the Paris-Dakar rally. located about 30 km northern east of the capital Dakar, it is one of the most visited sites on the peninsula of Cap Vert. near the lake, many camps welcome visitors.
the Pink Lake is a large and shallow lagoon located a few hundred meters of the ocean and surrounded by dunes and casuarinas trees. It owes its color to the presence of micro-organisms and the high concentration of minerals. Day... |
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| Goree, traces of history |
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Fifteen minutes by boat just enough to connect Gorée to the mainland. Covering 28 hectares, the island has a charm and a special fascination for visitors who feel a particular emotion when wandering through its narrow and quiet streets.
During three centuries, many Africans were enslaved and shipped, from Gorée Island to the American continent. The famous house of slaves, one of the most visited museums in Senegal, yet retains all the poignant reality of this part of world history.
Alternately occupied by the Portuguese, the Dutchman, the French, the English who went to France in 1817... |
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