Burkina Faso
Since you can find loads of facts and statistics about
Burkina Faso on the internet, I will spare you from that and instead I will tell
you about my personal experiences with Burkina Faso.
In 1991 I went on an assignment to Burkina Faso and
this country really "rocked my world". Burkina Faso
(according to my experince´) lives up to its name which directly translated
means "The Land of the honest people". Allthough the country is ranked as
one of the most poor contries in the world, I find the people living there very
proud, happy, friendly and with a great sence of humor. Contorary to many other
African Countries I (as a foreinger) hardly see any signs of corruption, and when
travelling on the roads I dont experience the endless amouths of checkpoints on
the roads as I have experienced in many other African countries.
When travelling by road in Burkina Faso, I can strongly
recommend to make use of the one of the major bus companies, since it's cheap
and quite comfortable to travel by bus in Burkina Faso and the busses are
normally right on schedule.
Banfora, Burkina Faso
Hereby some photos from the Banfora area in
Burkina Faso where I'm so priviliged to spend most of my
holidays.
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Lake Tengrilla (Near Banfora)
Hippofight |
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A "Fruit eating bat"
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15 KM North East of Banfora
A local man is taking water from "the magic water well". According to the locals, there is always nice clean water in the well which is just a small hole in the rocks. |
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15KM North East of Banfora
The collected peanuts is transported to the market |
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10 KM North East of Banfora
Green Tree Snake |
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A view from a room at the Silmandé Hotel in Ouagadougou
Probably the best Hotel in Burkina Faso. |
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