The 11,130m2 property, the first to be inscribed in the country, with its imposing stone walls is the best preserved of ten fortresses in the Lobi area and ...
May 30, 2014 ... There are no public buses available to get to Gaoua from Banfora, so the bush-taxi is your only option – beside an expensive private Jeep of ...
The ruins of Loropéni (French: Ruines de Loropéni) are a medieval heritage site near the town of Loropéni in southern Burkina Faso. They were added to the ...
Loropeni Ruins: Uncovering the Hidden Gem of Burkina Faso Welcome to my latest travel adventure ... Getting There. Reaching the Loropeni Ruins requires a ...
The site itself is a collection of ruined walls (11th century-ish) of a fortified settlement built in connection with gold mining/trading. The ruins needed to ...
Apr 18, 2017 ... ... get a lot of visitors. loropeni sunrise wall 720x480 ... ] the UNESCO-listed Ruins of Loropeni Here's my campsite right next to the ruins ...
Today the ruins are surrounded by a 670-acre buffer zone that limits uncontrolled farming and bush fires to ensure their preservation and to protect associated ...
The Ruins of Loropéni are the stone remains of a 1000 years old fortified settlement that came to play an important role in the trans-Saharan gold trade.
Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site, these ancient ruins date back to the 11th century and showcase the architectural ingenuity of the Loropéni people.
The 11,130m2 property, the first to be inscribed in the country (Burkina Faso), with its imposing stone walls is the best preserved of ten fortresses in the ...