Djiguibambo Travel Guide

 
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Things to Do  

Walk on the plateau

Walk on the plateau, Djiguibambo

 sachara Says:  After our visit to Djiguibambo we walked back on the plateau.It was a nice and easy walk, even in the sunshine, because of a little breeze. So we enjoyed. Walking here was much easier than the walk in the sand down in the plains. 

Djguibambo, wooden door

Djguibambo, wooden door, Djiguibambo

 sachara Says:  In the Dogon villages you see very nicely decorated wooden doors.So you can see doors decorated with animals and human figures.These Dogon doors are very famous. 

Djiguibambo, decorated architecture

Djiguibambo, decorated architecture, Djiguibambo

 sachara Says:  There was so much to see in the village of Djiguibambo. So take your time to look around, as we did. Not every hut or granary looks the same. Some mud-walls of these structures were nicely decorated. Maybe the decorations have a meaning, but I don't know. 

Djiguibambo, architecture

Djiguibambo, architecture, Djiguibambo

 sachara Says:  I am a lover of mud-architecture.Also in this area and village I loved the architectural forms in relation with the use of the local and natural materials. They formed a perfect unity together. 

Djiguibambo, village-life

Djiguibambo, village-life, Djiguibambo

 sachara Says:  I really enjoyed to walk around in the village of Djiguibambo, while having a look at the daily life in the village. The people we met, were friendly and the children were as curious as we were ourselves. 

Djiguibambo, building with oven

Djiguibambo, building with oven, Djiguibambo

 sachara Says:  Except the round huts with conical roofs and the granaries, I saw also this square building, built of rocks.There was a oven inside, but there was nobody, who could tell me the use of this building. 

Djiguibambo, granaries

Djiguibambo, granaries, Djiguibambo

 sachara Says:  In the Dogon villages you can see granaries for the storage of maizeand other crops. The walls of the granaries are made of mud and they have conical straw roofs like the huts.The granaries stand on stone legs to protect the maize and other crops from mice. 

Djiguibambo, view at the village

Djiguibambo, view at the village, Djiguibambo

 sachara Says:  The silhouette of the villages in the Dogon Country is characterized by the conical roofs of the huts, but also by the conical forms of the mud architecture buildings.These organic forms looked really wonderful. 

Dogon Country: Djiguibambo arrival

Dogon Country: Djiguibambo arrival, Djiguibambo

 sachara Says:  The walls of the houses in the Dogon Country are made of rock or mudbricks and have roofs made of millet stalks.By using these natural materials for centuries the villages form a perfect unity with their surroundings.At arrival I was really excited by the first sight of this... 

Dogon Country: Djiguibambo at the plateau

Dogon Country: Djiguibambo at the plateau, Djiguibambo

 sachara Says:  Djiguibambo is a village at the plateau in the Dogon Country. From Telli at the feet of the escarpment it is a seven KM walk to Djiguibambo.After a walk through the soft sand of the plain you have to climb to reach the plateau. On the plateau itself, it is a rather easy walk... 

Baobab

Baobab, Djiguibambo

 Svillegas Says:  This is a common tree in this area. They do ropes and clothes with this tree.A legend says that this tree was punished by a God to have its roots on the air and the branches under the earth, for being so vanish.Es un arbol muy comun en esta area. De su corteza se hacen... 

Local Customs  

Grane keeper / Graneros
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Men's

They keep cereals in a specific place (look the photograph). There are two kinds:

- Men s: three windows
- Women s: one window

Es un lugar especifico donde almacenan grano, cereales, etc. Hay dos tipos:

- El de los hombres: con tres ventanas
- El de las mujeres: con una ventana

Written Feb 9, 2004

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If you get ill.... /Si te enfermas....
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visit to the fetiche (my hand was injured)

Favorite thing: .. and you rely on African traditional remedies you can always visit the fetiche.

.. y confias en los remedios tradicionales africanos siempre puedes visitar al fetiche.

Written Feb 9, 2004

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Map of Djiguibambo