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 ameroon
... the heartbeat of Africa pulses in this land, a vista that offers vast
equatorial forests, rivers with rapids and waterfalls, lunar landscapes
in the north, golden savannahs with a huge gallery of wildlife, and miles
and miles of palm-fringed beaches. This is also a place of volcanoes, where
every now and then they thunder to life and put on one of Nature's most
awesome dramas. Here too is one of the remaining strongholds of many endangered
primates, including the lowland gorilla, chimpanzee and mandrill, and a
range of biological diversity found nowhere else in the world. |
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In a country scarcely larger
than France, ancient cultures preserve their mysteries and live together
in harmony. It is a true crossroads of Africa. Its frontiers hold over
130 ethnic groups, each with a distinct language and customs. In the north,
the country explodes in a bouquet of color during the Fantasia celebrations.
Warriors wearing armor ride amidst clouds of dust on decorated horses.
In Oudjilla, you can join in the wild dances of the women as they celebrate
the harvest, or ask the crab sorcerer in Kapsiki to read your fortune |
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In the southern forests
live the Pygmy choirs who dance the Buma - while to the west, the festivals
of the Bamaleké people feature hats festooned with red plumes and
fantastic masks with colorful beadwork. On the tropical beaches at Limbé
and Kribi, you can relax and sway to the rhythms of fishermen who draw
their wealth from the sea. You enter and leave this fabulous country in
Douala, the economic center of the country. Here you will see even more
sights. |
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| Visit the neo-Roman style
Cathedral, the Palace of King Bell, and the Market and Handicraft Center
where you can shop for last-minute souvenirs before the return flight home.
Local handicrafts include a large variety of decorated pots, drinking horns,
earthenware bowls, mats and rugs, raffia, jewellery and beadwork garments.
Cameroon is one of the "forgotten" places that you rarely hear about, unless
it's soccer, a national obsession. |
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