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  • A group of young people performs for tourists a traditional dance by the fire. Dogon youth are trying to take advantage of the benefits brought by tourism to their ethnic group.  The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • A group of young people performs for tourists a traditional dance by the fire. Dogon youth are trying to take advantage of the benefits brought by tourism to their ethnic group.  The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
    080808-LFC-2697.jpg
  • A group of young people performs for tourists a traditional dance by the fire. Dogon youth are trying to take advantage of the benefits brought by tourism to their ethnic group.  The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
    080808-LFC-2598.jpg
  • A group of young people performs for tourists a traditional dance by the fire. Dogon youth are trying to take advantage of the benefits brought by tourism to their ethnic group.  The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
    080808-LFC-2594.jpg
  • Bogolans on display. These cotton clothes are painted with a dye made with mud and tree-bark. So-called bogolans are one of the most traditional malian souvenisr and each ethnic group has its own tipical design. These are Dogon bogolans.
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  • Artisan painting a cotton clothe with a dye made with mud and tree-bark. So-called bogolans are one of the most traditional malian souvenir and each ethnic group has its own tipical design.
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  • Makua women wearing traditional mussiro facial masks. Makua tribe is the predominant ethnic group in Ilha de Mozambique
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  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017452.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017449.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017443.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017462.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017461.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017455.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017446.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017441.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017439.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017460.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017458.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017456.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017451.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017450.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017448.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017447.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017442.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017459.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017457.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017454.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017453.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017445.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
    h_00017444.jpg
  • The history of the gypsies still stumbles around deep controversies and its condition remains tied in a complex lacing of mysteries and doubts. <br />
Our imprecise historical knowledge about the theme, tell us that this enigmatic people came originally from northwest India and for reasons still unexplained nowadays, were forced to leave the territory becoming nomadic.<br />
Their first steps in Europe occurred during XII century, but their presence in Portugal only dates from mid XV century. Six centuries later, gypsies are still associated with extra-sensorial and divine capabilities, and from a social point of view, are an ethnic minority that either self-exclude themselves or gets marginalized by our society.
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  • A young woman selling lemons in a street of Bijene, posing for a photograph.
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  • Togu na or casa palava in Djiguibombo. Usually located in the centre of each village or quarter, the togu na is a shelter reserved for men, where the elders hold meetings, councils and pronounce judgements. The millet-stalk roof is normally 1.2m from the ground to prevent  standing up. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • Tourist jumps over waterfall. Waterfalls formed during the rainy season drop from the Bandiagara Escarpment cliff permitting tourists to cool off from the hiking. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
    080810-LFC-3343.jpg
  • The canyon formed near Kani-Kombolé and Djiguibombo is a shady place with lots of trees and waterfalls during the rainy season. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • Dogon masks are one of the most symbolic souvenir one can bring from the Dogon Country. Used for sacred cerimonies, masks have a very important role in the Dogon society. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • Woman seen from above walk on a field in Teli village. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • The well-preserved Tellem dwellings in Teli makes it one of the most picturesque villages in the Dogon Country. As in many other villages, the Dogon formerly lived sheltered in the cliffs as they feared predators and human agressors. Only some 60 ago, Teli villagers started to settle in the present village below the cliff. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • Man works on a millet field in the Bandiagara Escarpment with the so-called "God's Finger" in the background. Millet is also used to make beer in the Dogon Country. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • Tipical Dogon wood carvings that serve as pillars for roofs. Dogon sculptures are famous for its spiritual symbolism and rarities some times are sold tourists with no scruples. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • Tourists relax on the border of the cliff in the Bandiagara Escarpment. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • A view of the sandy Gondo plain that streches until Burkina Faso. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • Landscape near Begnimato village in the Bandiagara Escarpment. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • Sourcerer from Makua tribe performs a traditional dance where he sticks needles in his forehead
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  • In Fogo Island there's lots of people with green eyes and fair skin supposedly descending from the french Duke of Montrond that lived there from 1870 on.
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  • The market of Assomada, in the island of Santiago's center is perhaps the place where it's better perceived the African roots of capeverdian nation.
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  • People gather on the windows, balconies or even on the rooftops of Mindelo buildings to watch the Carnival groups Parading on Lisboa street in Mindelo, the capital city of Sao Vicente island.
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  • In Carnival parades in Mindelo, attempts to recover the tradition of "mandigas" groups are made. These were members of African groups also used as slaves in Cape Verde. They rumble the streets chaotically playing with the audience and covered with oil or mud. They are generally from the poorer strata of population.
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  • Some girls that will parade in alegoric cars chat while preparing for the march.
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  • In Carnival parades in Mindelo, attempts to recover the tradition of "mandigas" groups are made. These were members of African groups also used as slaves in Cape Verde. They rumble the streets chaotically playing with the audience and covered with oil or mud. They are generally from the poorer strata of population.
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  • Before the main Carnival parade on Tuesday some masqueraders prepare for the fun.
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  • In Carnival parades in Mindelo, attempts to recover the tradition of "mandigas" groups are made. These were members of African groups also used as slaves in Cape Verde. They rumble the streets chaotically playing with the audience and covered with oil or mud. They are generally from the poorer strata of population.
    001009CPV004-2958.jpg
  • An old lady is helped to descend from the ferry boat. Sometimes Brava island gets isolated for several days when sea conditions doesn't allow ships to approach Furna's harbour, the only one in the island.
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  • Girls chat on the way to a water spring on Brava's east coast. Nearby, Furna is the place where is located the only harbour that serves the island when sea conditions allows ships to navigate.
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  • The steep ancient path that sheperds used from Nova Sintra to Faja da Agua zigzags through a deep valley.
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  • Boys taking care of a bougainvillaea tree. With a mild climate, the smaller of Cape Verde islands has the nickname of "flower island".
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  • A boy carrying a bucket walks by the riverside ate dusk. At the confluence of the Niger and the Bani rivers, between Timbuktu and Ségou, Mopti is the second largest city in Mali, and the hub for commerce and tourism in this west-african landlocked country.
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  • A man inside a store in one of Mopti's alleys. At the confluence of the Niger and the Bani rivers, between Timbuktu and Ségou, Mopti is the second largest city in Mali, and the hub for commerce and tourism in this west-african landlocked country.
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  • A man dressed with a "bubu" passes by Mopti's Great Mosque. At the confluence of the Niger and the Bani rivers, between Timbuktu and Ségou, Mopti is the second largest city in Mali, and the hub for commerce and tourism in this west-african landlocked country.
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  • Street vendor selling colored fabrics. At the confluence of the Niger and the Bani rivers, between Timbuktu and Ségou, Mopti is the second largest city in Mali, and the hub for commerce and tourism in this west-african landlocked country.
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  • Shadow of tourists riding camels in the desert around Timbuktu, in Mali.
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  • A boy in a desert dune looking at Timbuktu, Mali.
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  • Old manuscripts at Ahmed Baba Institute of Higher Learning and Islamic Research, in Timbuktu, Mali.
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  • A man stands near Sankoré Mosque, in Timbuktu, Mali.
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  • A man dressing Tuareg  clothes pointing near Djingareyber Mosque in Timkuktu, Mali.
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  • In the Chapel of Martirdom, the spot where people were tortured and killed, Father Ricardo Falla takes time to reflect about the attrocities that occured in Zacualpa, Guatemala in the 1980's during the civil war.
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  • Scene around Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. San Jorge La Laguna, Gutemala.
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  • Ciriaco Alberto Garcia Chingo cries after falling while playing .
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  • Young boy stands on a machete.  A family of two parents 12 children and 2 grandchildren struggle to survive in the forest area where living is simply existing.  The women of the family weave hats to sell at the market.  The children play with their puppies and with sticks.  They climb trees and chase the dogs.  The smile and laugh, but their existence is on the fringe.
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  • Sunday is the big market day in Chichicastanango with folks from all over the region bringing their goods to sell in the market that takes up all of downtown.  An incredible amount of color and tradition line the small streets as people make their way through.  On the steps of the Santo Tomas church women sell flowers while others burn incesnce at the entrance to the church.
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  • A man burns incense during Sunday mass at the Peroquia de Santo Christo church in Zacualpa, Guatemala.
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  • A mariachi band play at a wedding at the Peroquia de Santo Christo church in Zacualpa, Guatemala.
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  • Dourou Village view from outside with a millet field on the foreground. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • A young man and a young girl stand on each side of the equator line. He is on the southern hemisphere and she is on the northern hemisphere
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  • Children walking hand-in-hand in the Dogon village of Djiguibombo on the rocky plateau.  The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau.
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  • Tourist baths on a waterfall on the ascent from Kani-Kombolé to  Djiguibombo village. Waterfalls formed during the rainy season drop from the Bandiagara Escarpment cliff permitting tourists to cool off from the hiking. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
    080810-LFC-3392.jpg
  • Tourist baths on a waterfall on the ascent from Kani-Kombolé to  Djiguibombo village. Waterfalls formed during the rainy season drop from the Bandiagara Escarpment cliff permitting tourists to cool off from the hiking. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
    080810-LFC-3391.jpg
  • Waterfalls formed during the rainy season drop from the Bandiagara Escarpment cliff permitting tourists to cool off from the hiking. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • Tourist looking at the landscape on the ascent from Kani-Kombolé to Djiguibombo village. Waterfalls formed during the rainy season drop from the Bandiagara Escarpment cliff permitting tourists to cool off from the hiking. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
    080810-LFC-3318.jpg
  • The well-preserved Tellem dwellings in Teli makes it one of the most picturesque villages in the Dogon Country. As in many other villages, the Dogon formerly lived sheltered in the cliffs as they feared predators and human agressors. Only some 60 ago, Teli villagers started to settle in the present village below the cliff. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
    080809-LFC-3182.jpg
  • Man washing millet straw in a lake formed by rain in front of Kani-Kombolé village mosque. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
    080809-LFC-3236.jpg
  • Waterfalls formed during the rainy season drop from the Bandiagara Escarpment cliff permitting tourists to cool off from the hiking. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
    080809-LFC-3105.jpg
  • Waterfalls formed during the rainy season drop from the Bandiagara Escarpment cliff permitting tourists to cool off from the hiking. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
    080809-LFC-3156.jpg
  • Young men playing a mancala game, typical to Africa where is know by many names as  Wari, Awele, Awélé, Aualé, Ouri, Aware.
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  • Most Dogon Country mosques are in Sudanese style and built with mud. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • Most Dogon Country mosques are in Sudanese style and built with mud. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • Women pounding millet with a pestle in Teli village. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • The well-preserved Tellem dwellings in Teli makes it one of the most picturesque villages in the Dogon Country. As in many other villages, the Dogon formerly lived sheltered in the cliffs as they feared predators and human agressors. Only some 60 ago, Teli villagers started to settle in the present village below the cliff. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • Teli village stands out as one of the many religiously highly ecletic and tolerant in the Dogon Country. Muslims, Catholics and Animists live together in harmony even if the village mosque shows the predominacy of the Islamic religion. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • The well-preserved Tellem dwellings in Teli makes it one of the most picturesque villages in the Dogon Country. As in many other villages, the Dogon formerly lived sheltered in the cliffs as they feared predators and human agressors. Only some 60 ago, Teli villagers started to settle in the present village below the cliff. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • Most Dogon Country mosques are in Sudanese style and built with mud.The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • Faithful enters Endé mosque. Most Dogon Country mosques are in Sudanese style and built with mud. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • Girl stands by tipical Dogon wood carvings that serve as pillars for roofs. Dogon sculptures are famous for its spiritual symbolism and rarities some times are sold tourists with no scruples. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • Mosquito nets in the rooftops are the most common place for a tourist to sleep in campments in the Bandiagara Escarpment. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • Guide Foussani Guindo walks by a baobab tree. The fruit of this tree has many usages as the production of musical instruments, food, containers, and its trunk is also used to make ropes. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • Togu na or casa palava in Doundjourou. Usually located in the centre of each village or quarter, the togu na is a shelter reserved for men, where the elders hold meetings, councils and pronounce judgements. The millet-stalk roof is normally 1.2m from the ground to prevent  standing up. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • Togu na or casa palava in Doundjourou. Usually located in the centre of each village or quarter, the togu na is a shelter reserved for men, where the elders hold meetings, councils and pronounce judgements. The millet-stalk roof is normally 1.2m from the ground to prevent  standing up. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • A caterpillar hanging on the leaves of a plant in the Bandiagara Escarpment.  The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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  • Mother and son climbing the cliff with burdens on their heads in the Bandiagara Escarpment. The Dogon Country is the most visited part of Mali with tourists visiting its tipical  villages that can be located on the cliff, on the sandy plain or in the rocky plateau
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