Ganvié, Benin

The water's depth varies throughout the year. While we were there, the center of the lake was chest high while the depth in "town" was knee high.
    Lake Nakoúe is actually a lagoon. It has been turning salty over the past 100 years since the creation of a channel to the sea.

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