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Place in Cacheu Region, Guinea-Bissau
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Cacheu is a small city of 10,000 people in northwestern Guinea-Bissau. Notable buildings in Cacheu include the Portuguese-built 16th century fort, dating from the period when Cacheu was a centre for the slave trade.
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Memorial to Slavery and Trafficking of Black People
The memorial collection includes various objects such as iron sticks, whips, pots, chains and metals used to mark slaves.
With public transport from Bissau, take a sept-place to Canchungo, then change to another for Cacheu. Roads have been renovated in 2007 and are in very good condition.
Read in the guideTarrafe natural park can be visited by canoa. Regural (non tourist) canoa trips to Sao Domingos leave everyday around 10:00 (may vary with sea level) from the harbour (less than €3 as in 2008).
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