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ACCRA
POP 2.29 MILLION
Ghana's beating heart probably won't inspire love letters, but you might just grow to like it.
The capital's hot, sticky streets are perfumed with sweat, fumes and yesterday's cooking
oil. Like balloons waiting to be burst, clouds of dirty humidity linger above stalls selling
mangoes,
banku
(fermented maize meal) and rice. The city's tendrils reach out towards the
beach, the centre and the west, each one a different Ghanaian experience.
The city doesn't have any heavy-hitting sights like Cape Coast or Elmina, but it does
have good shopping, excellent nightlife and definitely the best selection of eating options in
Ghana.
Sights & Activities
Osu Castle
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is currently the seat of government and is off-limits
to visitors, but at the time of research the government was scheduled to move to the brand-
open to the public.
