TOGO

Location - West Africa; Capital - Lome; Population - 7 million; Currency - CFA Franc

From Ada in Ghana I crossed the border at Aflao and headed for Lake Togo in November 2005.

The West African CFA Franc is used by all French West African countries

The bungalows at L'Auberge du Lac, on the shores of Lake Togo

Lake Togo from the grounds of L'Auberge du Lac

Peeking through the trees to Lake Togo, L'Auberge du Lac

L'Auberge du Lac, Lake Togo

The lagoon at Aneho, the former capital of Togo

Aneho is set on either side of a lagoon

Fishing on Lake Togo

A pirogue ride away from L'auberge du Lac is the voodoo town of Togoville

Togoville's German built cathedral was visited by Pope Jean-Paul II

A voodoo shrine at Togoville

Sacred iroko trees, Togoville

A shrine at a voodoo temple in Togoville

In the Maison Royal a photo of former President Eyadema, who died in 2005, hangs above the throne of the former chief of the Mlapa dynasty, Togoville

The Marche des Feticheurs is Lome's voodoo fetish market

The Marche des Feticheurs sells a variety of animal skins and bones.
They are used as ingredients in powders and amulets, amongst others, which are imbued with spirits for protection/power etc - Lome

Marche des Feticheurs, Lome

Marche des Feticheurs, Lome

A useless photo of the fetish/voodoo priest at the Marche des Feticheurs, Lome

Boulevard de la Marina, on Lome's seafront

I left Lome for Kpalime and then took a moped through lovely mountainous scenery west of Adeta to the Ghanaian border at Yikpa Dafo

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LINKS

www.togo-tourisme.com - Togo tourist board, in French only

www.republicoftogo.com - also in French only

http://wikitravel.org/en/Togo - Wikipedia on Togo

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