Aneho Activities
Trip Start
Nov 23, 2011
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Trip End
Jan 07, 2012
Aneho, Togo
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Located 45 km East of Lome, Togo's colonial capital until 1920, famous for it’s colonial architecture. Historically it was called "Little Popo" and was of a Portuguese slave port and a commercial center. In the 1880s it became the German capital of Togo, which later got transferred to Lome in 1897. The city is a center for voodoo culture and the people rely on the fishing and farming industries.
Transportation: Taxi to and from Lome
Marche des Feticheurs: A fetish market, one will see tables covered in
animal parts for the purpose of concocting medicines. This market will provide some insight into the cultural similarities between Togo and Benin (shared voodoo culture).
Peter and Paul Church: 19th c.
Protestant Church
German Cemetery: A unique look at the city’s colonial history
