3 articles tagged with côte d'ivoire
When I first arrived in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire's political capital, I stood slack-jawed before the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace—a structure so magnificently incongruous it seemed to have been plucked from Vatican City and dropped into the West African...
Standing in the bustling Grand Marché of Yamoussoukro with my son Mateo clutching my hand, I was instantly transported back to those childhood mercados my abuela introduced me to decades ago. The vibrant fabrics, aromatic spices, and melodic conversations in...
The first time I stepped beyond Yamoussoukro's imposing basilica and presidential palace, I discovered what few travelers ever see – a surprisingly wild Côte d'Ivoire landscape pulsing with life and adventure. While most visitors breeze through this political capital focused...