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Slave Coast

CHCHAGO ·44 photographs ·1 Mar 2014 – 3 Mar 2014 ·3 days
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Where
Porto Novo, Cotonou · Ouemè - Littoral
When
1 Mar 2014 – 3 Mar 2014
3 days · trip of 2014
Who
ANTONIO PERRONI · @CHAGO · NAPOLI
How
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CotonouWooden pirogues moored beside corrugated iron shacks on stiltsCathedraldusty roadsWoman with child on dirt road in front of small shops and palm treesDantokpa marketCrowded open-air market, women in colorful dresses carry sacks on their heads past produce stallsBustling market: women selling onions, tomatoes and tubers on wooden tablescentral mosque of CotonoumosqueWomen with cooking pots in front of yellow mosque with two concrete minaretsstreet foodPlace de l'ÉtoileTall column topped by bronze statue above red stands and treesPlace des Martyrsfijrosse beachhotel EldoradoObama beachPainted door with Obama portrait on sandy beach, tires and poles aroundObama Beach bar on sand, painted sign, colorful tire seats under grey skyDoor of no returnfish marketWomen with woven baskets selling fish at Freetown harborWomen in colorful clothes with baskets at Elmina harbor fish marketWomen sell dried fish and onions under umbrellas at an African marketGanvieParliament Porto Novocolonial house in Porto NovoGrande Moschea PNColonial ochre brick church with bell tower, people walking on the streetZangbetoIre Akari mosquemosqueWhite and green mosque with two terraced minarets, dirt street with passersbymarketmarketAfrican women balancing fruit baskets on their heads along the asphalt roadWomen in colorful dresses sell goods at a thatched-roof marketKing Toffa statueOuidah voodoo templePainted cement statue of woman holding pythons, Temple of Pythons, OuidahThree-headed statue in slippers standing on painted snake, tropical gardenElderly man with orange woven hat smokes a long wooden pipe beside a child, in front of mud housesLa Beninoise beer bottle and full glass on outdoor table
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