Daily Life In Cotonou


    A man casts a net while fishing in the lagoon on his boat near Ganvie, Benin




    A man casts a net while fishing in the lagoon on his boat near Ganvie, Benin




    A man casts a net while fishing in the lagoon on his boat near Ganvie, Benin




    A boy fishes with a net in the lagoon on January 6, 2012 in Ganvie, near Cotonou, Benin


    A boy fishes with a net in the lagoon on January 6, 2012 in Ganvie, near Cotonou, Benin. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)




    A woman carries goods while unloading her boat of produce at a market in Ganvie, near Cotonou, Benin




    Produce including peppers, tomatoes and chillis are brought to shore by women in Ganvie, near Cotonou, Benin




    A girl laughs while unloading her boat of produce at a market in Ganvie, near Cotonou, Benin




    A girl laughs while unloading her boat of produce at a market in Ganvie, near Cotonou, Benin


    A girl laughs while unloading her boat of produce at a market in Ganvie on January 6, 2012 in Cotonou, Benin. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)




    Daily Life In Cotonou




    Daily Life In Cotonou




    Daily Life In Cotonou




    Daily Life In Cotonou




    Daily Life In Cotonou




    Daily Life In Cotonou




    Daily Life In Cotonou




    Daily Life In Cotonou


    A young girl navigates their way through the village in her boat on January 6, 2012 in Ganvie, near Cotonou, Benin. Often called the Venice of Africa, Ganvie is a stilted fishing village on Lake Nokoue, near Cotonou in Benin, the largest such village in Africa, and home to approximately 20,000 residents. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)




    A man climbs the scaffold of a new Mosque, under construction in Ganvie, near Cotonou, Benin


    A man climbs the scaffold of a new Mosque, under construction on January 6, 2012 in Ganvie, near Cotonou, Benin. Approximately 25 percent of Benin's population are Muslim, 27 percent Christian and seven percent Roman Catholic with 17 percent practicing Vodun, or Voodoo. Other traditional local religious groups make up the rest of the population. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)




    A vendor sells fuel, known locally as 'Kpayo', at the side of the road in Cotonou, Benin




    A vendor sells fuel, known locally as 'Kpayo', at the side of the road in Cotonou, Benin




    A vendor sells fuel, known locally as 'Kpayo', at the side of the road in Cotonou, Benin




    A vendor sells fuel, known locally as 'Kpayo', at the side of the road in Cotonou, Benin




    A vendor sells fuel, known locally as 'Kpayo', at the side of the road in Cotonou, Benin


    A vendor sells fuel, known locally as [Kpayo], at the side of the road on January 6, 2012 in Cotonou, Benin. Imported from Nigeria, Kpayo has a hold over almost 90 percent of the fuel market in Benin where removal of subsidy on fuel by the Nigerian Government has been reflected in higher prices in Benin. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)




    Traffic builds up at rush hour in Cotonou, Benin




    Traffic builds up at rush hour in Cotonou, Benin


    Traffic builds up at rush hour on January 6, 2012 in Cotonou, Benin. Much of Cotonou's hectic traffic comprises of motorcycles and scooters. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)


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Daily Life In Cotonou


A man casts a net while fishing in the lagoon on his boat near Ganvie, Benin




A man casts a net while fishing in the lagoon on his boat near Ganvie, Benin




A man casts a net while fishing in the lagoon on his boat near Ganvie, Benin




A boy fishes with a net in the lagoon on January 6, 2012 in Ganvie, near Cotonou, Benin


A boy fishes with a net in the lagoon on January 6, 2012 in Ganvie, near Cotonou, Benin. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)




A woman carries goods while unloading her boat of produce at a market in Ganvie, near Cotonou, Benin




Produce including peppers, tomatoes and chillis are brought to shore by women in Ganvie, near Cotonou, Benin




A girl laughs while unloading her boat of produce at a market in Ganvie, near Cotonou, Benin




A girl laughs while unloading her boat of produce at a market in Ganvie, near Cotonou, Benin


A girl laughs while unloading her boat of produce at a market in Ganvie on January 6, 2012 in Cotonou, Benin. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)




Daily Life In Cotonou




Daily Life In Cotonou




Daily Life In Cotonou




Daily Life In Cotonou




Daily Life In Cotonou




Daily Life In Cotonou




Daily Life In Cotonou




Daily Life In Cotonou


A young girl navigates their way through the village in her boat on January 6, 2012 in Ganvie, near Cotonou, Benin. Often called the Venice of Africa, Ganvie is a stilted fishing village on Lake Nokoue, near Cotonou in Benin, the largest such village in Africa, and home to approximately 20,000 residents. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)




A man climbs the scaffold of a new Mosque, under construction in Ganvie, near Cotonou, Benin


A man climbs the scaffold of a new Mosque, under construction on January 6, 2012 in Ganvie, near Cotonou, Benin. Approximately 25 percent of Benin's population are Muslim, 27 percent Christian and seven percent Roman Catholic with 17 percent practicing Vodun, or Voodoo. Other traditional local religious groups make up the rest of the population. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)




A vendor sells fuel, known locally as 'Kpayo', at the side of the road in Cotonou, Benin




A vendor sells fuel, known locally as 'Kpayo', at the side of the road in Cotonou, Benin




A vendor sells fuel, known locally as 'Kpayo', at the side of the road in Cotonou, Benin




A vendor sells fuel, known locally as 'Kpayo', at the side of the road in Cotonou, Benin




A vendor sells fuel, known locally as 'Kpayo', at the side of the road in Cotonou, Benin


A vendor sells fuel, known locally as [Kpayo], at the side of the road on January 6, 2012 in Cotonou, Benin. Imported from Nigeria, Kpayo has a hold over almost 90 percent of the fuel market in Benin where removal of subsidy on fuel by the Nigerian Government has been reflected in higher prices in Benin. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)




Traffic builds up at rush hour in Cotonou, Benin




Traffic builds up at rush hour in Cotonou, Benin


Traffic builds up at rush hour on January 6, 2012 in Cotonou, Benin. Much of Cotonou's hectic traffic comprises of motorcycles and scooters. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)


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