A young resident of Ganvie, in lake Nokoué, paddles her boat through the stilt village. Ganvie was formed around 1700AD when the Fon tribe was hunting and selling the Tofinu people to the Portuguese as part of the slave trade. The Tofinu people took to the lake to avoid Fon warriors, whose religious practice prevented them from advancing on anybody who dwells on water.

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Size: 3840px × 2560px
Location: Ganvie, Benin
Photo credit: © Luke Dray / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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