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Banani

The first day of the trek through the Dogon country, having fallen from Mopti by the Bandiagara cliffs, we reached the village of Banani. It's a tiny village, typical of Dogon country, with dry mud houses, which are re-building each year, with more mud, as rains almost destroyed. The houses are very small, the whole family lives in one room. There are other small buildings that seem to house, they are not, are barns. That saves the small crop of people, hopefully now get extra income with tourism. Perhaps you and your guide planned to eat because the people can't take food from visitors, though there isn't enough pay for them.

Our guide wasn't very prepared as he forgot to bring sugar for the tea, nor anything to put on the bread, nor rice for the remainder of the trip. It is important to talk well with him before leaving, to avoid surprises. Obviously not going to bring meat to go for a walk five days. But cans of tuna, nuts, are in Mopti, where salts.
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