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lasagne, baked fish and salads and prices start at around CFA2000. Wi-fi access is avail-
able for CFA2000 per day.
Shopping
Diagonally across from Ta Mar Restaurant is
Cabaz di Terra
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(Ave Pansau Na Isna)
, which stocks gorgeous, fairly produced Guinean throws, handbags and
jewellery. Part of the store is devoted to condiments such as honey, cashew juice and
fleur
through the racks of vintage and recycled dresses.
Bissau's main market is at
Bandim
, a five-minute cab ride in the direction of the airport.
Here you can pick up everything from fresh cherry tomatoes to oysters to black-and-white
cloth embroidered with the image of Amílcar Cabral.
Orientation
Bissau's main drag is the wide Ave Amílcar Cabral, running between the port and Praça
dos Heróis Nacionais. On the northwestern edge of the centre is the Mercado de Bandim.
From here, Ave de 14 Novembro leads northwest to the main
paragem
(bus and taxi
park), the airport and all inland destinations.
WARNING
Although beautiful, Guinea-Bissau is unstable, and even periods of calm can be followed by violent flare-ups. Al-
though attacks and coup attempts rarely wound civilians or visitors, human rights abuses have been documented.
If the current situation looks calm, however, don't let the chronic instability dissuade you from visiting - people
here will be thrilled to welcome you, and tourism could help get Guinea-Bissau on its feet again. Do note that
shops, banks, businesses and, more rarely, borders may close during tense periods.
Information
INTERNET ACCESS
For wi-fi access, head to the terrace of the Hotel Kalliste (CFA2000 per day) or the Centre
Culturel Franco-Bissao-Guinéen (
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; CFA2000 per day). Both places have ac-
cessible power sockets and will allow you to linger. Where the road to the airport meets
Bairro Ajudda is
Lenox
, a sports cafe/performance space that has a small cybercafe inside.
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