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Some of the rock formations are very reminiscent of Utah. Some of the rock formations are very reminiscent of Utah.
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Fairly typical scrub/brush between Niamey and Maradi. If anything, the ground here looks more soil-like than the usual. Fairly typical scrub/brush between Niamey and Maradi. If anything, the ground...
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The begining's of a separate women's mosque on the grounds of the Qaddafi mosque. Apparently Qaddafi is a 'radical Islamic feminist', and sponsors a women's health clinic in Niamey. The begining's of...
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The mosque grounds are the single largest uninterrupted piece of property I saw while I was in Niger, pretty much. Most of the trees visible here are neem trees, but some are mango. There were also...
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Peanuts are planted right up to the wall of the mosque compound. There are beans inside. :) Like I said, every arable bit of land is planted. Indeed, in Niamey, riverfront land that in any American...
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Mosques are all over; they can be as elaborate as this one or as simple as a concrete block square that is just two or three concrete blocks tall, Mosques are all over; they can be as elaborate as...
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A beautiful mosque on the outskirts of Maradi, sponsored by Qaddafi. He does quite a bit of charity work in Niger, which is to the south and west of Libya but has no oil. A beautiful mosque on the...
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Let it never be said that Peace Corps is lacking; instead of the broken bottles that are on top of every other wall in Maradi, their landlord insisted that they have broken pane glass. Truly,...
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Peace Corps life for team Maradi. Hostel life is how they keep their sanity. Peace Corps life for team Maradi. Hostel life is how they keep their sanity.
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Again, little bits of civilization- a road sign. They're all over, which didn't at all fit in with my notion of 'primitive village of 700 people.' This particular one is mis-spelled, twice, since it...
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Millet. There is lots of millet. Lots and lots of millet. This particular bunch looks extremely healthy because the plot had been fertilized with manure. Millet. There is lots of millet. Lots and lots...
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