![]() This road goes to the Elmina town. |
![]() Elmina Castle. |
![]() Elmina Castle was the first trading post built on the Gulf of Guinea, so is the oldest European building in existence below the Sahara. |
![]() Small seaside park in the Elmina town is full of palm trees. |
![]() The coast of the Gulf of Guinea. |
![]() First established as a trade settlement, the castle later became one of the most important stops on the route of the Atlantic slave trade. |
![]() Fort Coenraadsburg. |
![]() In 1637 the fort was taken over by the Dutch, who made it the capital of the Dutch Gold Coast. |
![]() Elmina is situated on a south-facing bay on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Ghana, 12 km (7.5 miles) west of Cape Coast. |
![]() Elmina is the first European settlement in West Africa and it has a population of 33,576 people. |
![]() Elmina Castle was extensively restored by the Ghanaian government in the 1990s. |
![]() Elmina Castle acted as a depot where slaves were bought in bartering fashion from local African chiefs and kings. |
![]() Choppy waves of the Atlantic Ocean are washing the shores of Elmina town. |
![]() A fishing boat is fishing in the Atlantic Ocean. |
![]() Violent waves of the Atlantic Ocean. |
![]() Fierce waves of the Atlantic Ocean. |
![]() Stormy waves of the Atlantic Ocean. |
![]() Methodist church is located in the Elmina town center. |
![]() Methodist church. |
![]() Prior to the arrival of the Portuguese, this town was called Anomansah (the perpetual drink). |
![]() Elmina is a town on the south coast of South Ghana in the Central Region. |
![]() A lad is pulling a wagon. |
![]() This vehicle is fully loaded with passengers. |
![]() Fishing fleet of the town. |
![]() A small water channel is beside the castle. |
![]() The people living along the West African coast at Elmina around the fifteenth century were presumably Fante. |
![]() Today Elmina Castle is a popular historical site, and was a major filming location for Werner Herzog's 1987 drama film Cobra Verde. |
![]() The castle is recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. |
![]() The town of Elmina as seen from Elmina Castle. |
![]() Benya bridge. |
![]() Fort Coenraadsburg dominates the Benya bridge. |
![]() This wall belongs to the castle of Elmina. |
![]() Powerful walls of Elmina Castle. |
![]() Tall palm trees grow beside Elmina Castle. |
![]() The days of the slave trade long gone, but the shape of Elmina Castle is still a haunting reminder of the past. |
![]() Captives in the dungeons of Elmina Castle were subjected to all kinds of torture and humiliation. |
![]() The shore of the Atlantic Ocean as seen from Elmina Castle. |
![]() An ancient cannon of Elmina Castle is amidst the grass. |
![]() A woman is carrying the tray of fish on the head. |
![]() A handsome Ghanaian young man. |
![]() Female vendor sells slices of watermelon on the street. |
![]() Methodist church is located on the Dutch Cemetery road. |
![]() A charming Ghanaian young woman is on the Mpoben Fishing road. |
![]() A lovely Ghanaian young woman smiles at me while carrying on the head the basin full of plastic jerry cans. |