Bradt Burkina Faso (Bradt Travel Guides) - Softcover

Manson, Katrina; Knight, James

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9781841621548: Bradt Burkina Faso (Bradt Travel Guides)

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ISBN 10: 1841621544 ISBN 13: 9781841621548

Publisher: Bradt Pubns, 2006

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The first English-language guide to Burkina Faso, the Bradt guide brings to life the many attractions of this stable country which offers a thriving culture, laid-back cities, and wildlife encounters. The authors help visitors discover dramatic mask festivals, Fulani horse-dancing, and both the pan-African film festival in Siao and the craft fair in Fespaco, two of the largest events of their kind on the continent. The romance of the Sahel desert can also be explored and information on desert markets, camel safaris, and secret dune encampments is covered for the intrepid traveler.

Features include:
>Africa's most exciting cultural celebrations
>Best wildlife experiences--from lion-tracking in Arly to close encounters with crocodiles in Bazol�
>Varied history, architecture, and stunning artisanship
>Visiting villages: animist rituals, millet beer, and market days

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About the Author:

Authors Katrina Manson and James Knight are freelance journalists, writers, and photographers, both with extensive experience living, working, and traveling in Africa. They work for Reuters news agency, the BBC, the Sunday Times, The Economist, and Business in Africa magazine, among other publications, and also run an African picture agency.

The glitz and glamour of Africa's biggest film festival brings film buffs from all over the world. For eight days, dust-clogged corners of Ouagadougou throng with international stars, home-grown hopefuls and truanting schoolchildren mobbing the city's cinemas for their glimpse of Africa on the big screen. In the cramped confines of the shared green taxis that splutter around the city, every passenger turns pundit. Vegetable sellers in the markets cackle with excitement at the prospect of the free nightly concerts that take over the centre of town.

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