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Unknown West Africa
The westernmost extremity of Africa's bulge has, until recently, been off-limits to travel-
lers. But while peace has come, the same can't be said for tourists - you could have these
destinations all to yourself. Begin in
Nouakchott
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), the dry-as-dust capital of
Mauritania. The Mauritanian Sahara is one of the safest corners of the world's largest
desert and the three oases -
Chinguetti
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),
Terjît
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) and
Ouadâne
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)- are everything you dreamed the Sahara would be.
Ben Amira
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)
and the birdwatcher's paradise of
Parc National du Banc D'Arguin
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) are other
worthy detours. Across the border in Senegal, pass through
Dakar
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) to catch
the ferry to
Ziguinchor
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), capital of Casamance, home to fine beaches,
labyrinthine river systems and lush forests. Guinea-Bissau has a village-like capital,
Bissau
