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fishermen on Niger - Bamako
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Malian jewellery
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  • Alpha_Ghana
  • By Alpha_Ghana on May 22, 2004
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  • Mali has become recently a big producer of gold, however local jewellers don't use this gold which is fully exported.
    Close to the Marche Rose, there is a long street where you will only find small jewellery shops.
    Material is mainly yellow gold, red gold and white gold, silver.
    It is a very fine work, I particularly like the jewels made of the three golds.
    Prices are very good, almost market price.

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    Neolithic caves
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  • Updated By sociolingo on August 29, 2004
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  • Bamako is surrounded by hills on all sides. Its quite spectacular. These hills have been inhabited since the dawn of time and there are still caves to be found which bear witness to this inhabitation. The caves at Point G have rock paintings. From there you will have a great view of the city.

    If you travel towards Kita out of Bamako centre you will find signs to the Zoo, the Museum and the Caves at 'Point G'. Follow a single track dirt road to the caves. Expect to pay a small sum, about 250 cfa to the guardian for him to 'look after' your car. This is not a rip off .. it's normal practice in Mali. Regard it as a parking fee.

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    Mufa, a village about 50K from...
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  • By sociolingo on August 25, 2002
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  • Bamako Off the Beaten Path
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    Mufa, a village about 50K from Bamako. We visited there quite often over a six month period. My friend stayed there for her language learning time.

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    The Museum
  • By sociolingo on August 29, 2004
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  • The National Museum of Mali is well worth a visit. It is housed in a traditional mud brick building and has a wide range of archeological and ethnographic objects including masks, weapons, tapestries and funeral objects. The Museum struggles to pay the bills for keeping the artifacts in good order and to pay the electricity bill, so any visitors are most welcome and you can know that you are really contributing to preserve Mali's past. It is considered to be one of West Africa's best ethnographic museums.

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  • By Alpha_Ghana on April 10, 2005
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  • fishermen on Niger - Bamako
    fishermen on Niger
    by Alpha_Ghana
    The history of Mali is dependent of the river Niger. All main towns are alongside the river, among which Bamako.
    Go with a fisherman or with an organised tour on the river, you cannot miss that in Mali

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