Sign in with Facebook- Join for free
- Sign In
Sign in with Facebook
Helpfulness
From the plateau the view at the plain is really wunderfull.
Near the stream down you see the many shady trees.
After the climb up, the walk at the plateau to Djiguibambo at the steady rock surface is rather easy.
For more infromation about the plateau see my Djiguibambo (and Dogon Country) page.
Updated Apr 21, 2004
Helpfulness
But at second sight you find your way to go up, climbing this part the escarpment at the southern end. There are natural footsteps.
So it's easy to do for everyone, only the heat can give you some problems.
Updated Apr 21, 2004
Helpfulness
If you make the climb from the plain to the plateau, you will see an idyllic stream.
Here you can find some shade and coolness, so it's nice to take a little rest here, because the largest part of the walk and climb from the plain to the plateau is in the burning sun.
Updated Apr 21, 2004
Helpfulness
Every Dogon village has a To Guna. This is the meeting place for men: to discuss the village matters or just to sit, have a chat, drink or smoke with the other men.
The To Guna has wooden pillars representing the ancestors. The thick roof of dried millet stalks makes it a nice cool place during the hot days.
In the plan of the village - like a human body- the To Guna is always at the head.
Updated Apr 21, 2004
Helpfulness
A little more to the north -east along the escarpment, coming from of Telli, is Ende.
There is also a road directly from Bankas to Ende.
Ende looks very scenic because of the big baobab trees along the road.
At the background you can see the escarpment.
Updated Apr 21, 2004
Helpfulness
From the abandoned old village of Telli at the cliffs you have a fantastic view of new Telli, built in the plain. You can see very well the pattern of the new village. It's a pity, this village is not built in the antropomorphic way ...
Updated Apr 21, 2004
Helpfulness
After you climbed up, it's easier to walk between the different buildings than you expected down at the plain, looking up.
It's so amazing to walk around this place, it's like you walk in history, in another era.
Old Telli is one of the most wonderful ''museums in open air'', I ever saw.
Updated Apr 21, 2004
Helpfulness
And this was the house of the beerbrewer in old Telli. There were a lot of scales, pots and cups, just unguarded everywhere around.
I wonder ...
In 1989 we were that day the only visitors and could walk freely between the old buildings and artefacts....
Is it still that way? Or have things changed now because of the huge amount of visitors these days?
Updated Apr 21, 2004
Helpfulness
In old Telli, the inhabited village at the cliffs af the Bandiagara escarpment, you can also recognise very well the house of the hunter.
This house has many skulls of all kind of animals at the wall.
Updated Apr 21, 2004
Helpfulness
Walking around in old Telli, our guide told us how we could recognize the former house of the chief. It was a beautiful building with nicily decorated walls in wonderful geometrical patterns, painted in the colours white, black and red.
To see, how this wonderful building was constructed just under the cliffs was breathtaking.
Updated Apr 21, 2004
Bankas and the Bandiagara Escarpment
Bankas is at the southern end of the Bandiagara Escarpment. It's 10 KM to Telli at the foot of the escarpment. It is impressing to approach the escarpment of this side. First you see only the cliffs...
Build your own Bankas page
Comments