In May of this year we visited the town of Kumasi, Ghana. Interesting city, about half a million people lives there. The city is known for its market, which is the largest market in Ghana and on which goods are brought from all over the country. There are many banks and they are located in the most beautiful buildings. The rest of the city consists of private houses which are built usually of plywood or boards. Sometimes these houses are very small and do not even have windows. This is certainly surprising.
But the impression is smoothed by abundance of vegetation. Kumasi is a real garden city. Right on the streets grow bananas, palms, mango, papaya, orange trees, cacao trees, cassava and simply beautiful and unusual trees. Banana gardens are very popular, as a rule they adjoin the wealthier homes. Directly in the city you can see the mango and orange farms. Everyone in Ghana knows that Kumasi is a place of the fascinating, flourishing trees and plants. We have never seen before such a green city!
Pictures of Kumasi and its surroundings (photos made by Jan Jansen and Elena Kaledinova):
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Lake Bosumtwi situated 30 km south of Kumasi
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Coconut palm
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Coconuts
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Lake Bosumtwi
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