Mali. Part III. Sévaré, Mopti, Djénné, BamakoMap
May It’s mango season in Mali. ![]() SévaréMapCaution, children. ![]() A public sculpture. ![]() MoptiMap
The Niger River flows through here. ![]() People was their cars right here, too. ![]() And paint their boats. ![]() The river harbor is located here as well, naturally. ![]() And boat parts are also manufactured here. For example, steering wheels made from bicycle gears and rebar. ![]() A public trash can. ![]() A public beach. ![]() The waterfront. ![]() A mosque. ![]() A seasonal workers’ camp. ![]() A resident of the suburbs. ![]() A car transporting dried cow hides. ![]() A transformer vault that’s exactly like the ones in Madagascar. ![]() A hair salon. ![]() DjénnéMap
The city is known for its enormous mud brick mosque, and it used to attract scores of visitors. ![]() But now, due to a complete lack of tourists, it has fallen into a slumber. ![]() The streets are deserted. ![]() Children play on the empty roads. ![]() The locals have nothing to do. ![]() Movers sit idly on their carts with distinctive cross-shaped handles. ![]() A trash can. ![]() Street name signs. ![]() Timid graffiti graces the city’s walls. ![]() A view of the surrounding countryside. ![]() BamakoMap
A fire hydrant. ![]() Payphones. ![]() A driving school. ![]() Bamako traffic lights are painted white and operate on solar power. ![]() All of the city’s fixed-route taxis consist of repurposed cargo vans (because cargo vehicles are cheaper than passenger ones). A hole is cut in their side and some kind of window put in. Or not—sometimes there’s just a curtain attached on the outside in case of rain. ![]() Inside, the vans are equipped with ordinary wood benches instead of seats. ![]()
The shakedown that awaits travelers upon departure at the airport is as ritualized and interminable as a Dogon greeting. After all the security checks and ![]() This is the last airplane out of the country. All the airlines have cancelled their flights for the next few days. |
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Mali. Part III. Sevara, Mopti, Djenne, Bamako
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