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5 janvier 2015

Bangas

Bangas
Another fairly recent series of photos by a local magazine called 101 District. Mayotte is France's 101st department, so that number comes around quite a bit. Above are the boys' lodgings. At age 17 or so, the Mahorese tradition wants boys to build a...
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Tags: mayotte,  house,  girl,  boy,  banga,  friend,  traditional,  mahorese,  corrugated,  iron,  cabin,  tradition,  wattle and daub,  101
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7 juillet 2014

HLM

HLM
This is a Mahorese multi-storey building. There seems to be just one on the island. I don't think anyone actually lives there: I see it as more of an attraction than anything else, for the following reason. A sign in front explains that photographs cost...
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Tags: mayotte,  house,  photo,  banga,  curious
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19 décembre 2011

She'll be coming round the mountain...

She'll be coming round the mountain...
I went round the Mont Choungui last week-end with a walking group. It's near the bottom of the island, and is the most famous mountain in Mayotte, if not the highest (That's Mont Bénara, 664m). From its top, you're supposed to be able to see all the southern...
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Tags: banana,  boy,  rice,  banga,  chameleon,  choungui,  coconut,  forest,  maki,  mont,  spider,  teenager,  village,  web
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