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the afro-hispanic legacy:

equatorial guinea (former spanish colony on the western coast of central africa; includes a mainland territory located between cameroon and gabon, and several islands off the coast, including bioko and annobón). equatorial guinea is the only sub-saharan african country in which spanish is the official language (though a number of other languages are also spoken there, such as bubi, fang and annobonés). the spanish colonizers also left behind a legacy of authoritarianism. while the country is rich in oil deposits and other natural resources, most equatoguineans live in extreme poverty.

• view of basilé peak, a dormant volcano overlooking the capital city of malabo, on bioko island
• the gulf of guinea, seen from malabo
• two boys playing outside the enrique gori molubela hospital
• a young girl walking by the hospital, which is near luba, the second largest city on bioko
• view of the bay of luba
• monument to spain's "possession" of the island (formerly known as fernando poo)
• inscription on the monument, near luba bay
• the town of batete, once a major missionary center, on the mountainside near luba
• the unusual wooden church in batete
• marimba players in the choir loft at the church in the town of basupú, outside of malabo
• the women's choir in basupú church
• outside the church in basupú
• link to a website with more pics from equatorial guinea

ghana:

elmina castle, formerly a portuguese (and later, dutch) slave fort; afro-hispanic culture in the americas is linked to sites such as this one:

• entrance and moat
• commemorative plaque just inside entry
• women's dungeon
• the "door of no return," through which enslaved africans entered the transatlantic ships
• memorial wreaths left by visitors

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