Togo: Global Connections and Interdependence

Monday, June 4, 2012

Sight Seeing in Kara



Blacksmith
Up north in Kara, we got to see a few more iconic sights of Togo.  At the blacksmith, they were making the metal part of a shovel which takes a few hours to make just one!  


Castle Tata
Castle Tata is a traditional village close to the mountains where they make houses out of wood, clay, and raffia roofs.  The tall mounds represent gods that are placed throughout the house in various sizes.  



Plane Crash

The plane crash memorial was to commemorate the former president who survived the crash.  They left the plane exactly how it landed.
  

Mountain Climbing
At the top of the mountain we climbed was a stone hidden in a small hut, which legend has is the foot print of the first man on earth. 

Water Reserve
The water reserve sustains the city of Kara and is not completely full until late summer.


Funeral at Mosque
We had a chance to see what a funeral at a mosque was like because we knew the colonial whose brother died.

Split Mountain en route
On the way to Kara, we passed a mountain that was split in half in order to people to drive through.

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