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There
aren't many places in Burkina Faso that look like this. Mostly it's pretty
arid and brown and flat. But a few places are wonderful surprises, such as
The Domes, outside of Bobo. This group of new trainee volunteers and their
facilitators,
as well as a few of us "experienced" volunteers and some staff
went on a field trip for a break from training.
August 2001
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Bibata pounds millet in the
traditional way to make a local dish called
tô or sagabo (the spellings, pronunciations, and names vary
greatly from region to region). The dish is a sort of paste served with
sauces made from different types of leaves. Tô is a culinary challenge
for some Peace Corps volunteers, but many volunteers grow to like it and
even to prepare it.
*Often a pair of women work together to pound millet or
corn in a single container (alternating strokes), creating one of the
most memorable rhythms of life in Burkina Faso. |
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<A baobab
tree is one of the most familiar sites in Burkina Faso. This one is in the Yatenga region, outside of
Ouahigouya. |
Mangoes grow on trees in Orodaro, the mango capital of
the universe !
(in the south of the country, near Bobo-Dioulasso).> |
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<Molly and Vincent stop at a roadside village between Bobo
and Orodaro. |
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The only bridge I ever saw in Burkina Faso (there isn't
much water to cross) was about an hour outside of Bobo.> |
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<Every
year, pilgrims
visit the mosque at the tiny village of Ramatoulaye (and its next-door
neighbor village of Namissiguima) on the anniversary of the birth of the
prophet Mohammed. |
A roadside vendor in Yako
(between Ouahigouya and Ouaga)> |
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<Women on
the road outside of Titao |
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