To the West, Man, Danane and the YACOUBA region
With contrasting landscapes and a more temperate climate, the region of Man, a city with 18 mountains, is one of the most pleasant Ivory Coast areas. This history of this region, inhabited by the Gueres and Yacoubas, is told through masks worn during traditional dances. For example, the Temate dance is meant to worship spirits when the rice harvest is abundant. It tells of the life cycle of the people, from birth to death. On foot or by car the liana bridges are not to be missed. Their origin is clouded in mystery and they are said to have been built in one night by spirits. In this mountainous region one findsMount Tonkui (1,218 m), the highest peak in the area and its famous waterfall and “The Tooth of Man” mountain, surrounded by a succession of clearings and dense vegetation, interspersed with rice paddies, manioc fields and banana plantations.
IVORY COAST with BELEM TOURS