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Ghana - Salt Of the Earth

By Eric Matthies • May 22nd, 2006 • Category: Africa

The Songor Lagoon is near the coast, on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. It’s in an area of wetlands at the foot of a system of tributaries that lead to and from the artificially created Lake Volta. Salt is a major resource here.



Ghana - The Village Bike Project

By Eric Matthies • Mar 23rd, 2006 • Category: Africa

In May of 2005 the author embarked to Ghana on a project to document, with video and photography, the work of The Village Bike Project…