الاثنين، 25 أغسطس 2014

Tourism crisis in Cote d'Ivoire

In the city, "Man," the capital of the mountainous region in Cote d'Ivoire, located about 582 km west of Abidjan, nothing colored days craftsmen and weavers there are only signs of hope dimmed improvement in the tourism sector in this region, which was to not long, kiss a global tourist, Vtj tourists who come to visit the zoo with the other parameters, but the events of the insurgency that ravaged this region, in 2002, and the political and military crisis that followed after the 2010 elections, overthrew the indicators of this promising sector, and left a number of obstacles that remain for the day obscure signs of recovery recently, according to the testimony of activists scattered in the field of Côte d'Ivoire.

While rumor that the Minister of Tourism, the Ivorian will visit the "Man" in the coming days, swept craftsmen city Euphoria, emerged from the aspiration of those to interview the official High for the sector in which they eat it .. For them,'s visit is similar golden opportunity, asking him to "exert everything in its power to revive tourism, because we are working with the tourists, "according to the statement by one of Anatolia sculptors, named" Ibrahim Kone, "business district in the city of" Man ".

He added, "such as the crisis of 2002, the profits of between 25 thousand (55.5 dollars) and 200 thousand CFA francs (444 dollars), but today, we Vtmr months without being able to achieve 5 thousand CFA francs ($ 10)."

He painfully apparent "in the past, I had 10 assistants, but today, which leads to work with the help of only one of them," adding that "there is no longer tourists eggs, not a Moroccan one," even though he has to pay $ 25 thousand CFA francs (55 dollars) for purchases of wood from the trunk of the type of "agencies" (Redwood naturally), for use in carving statues of elephants or a variety of other animals statues.

"Connie" returned Bmakrth to years ago, pointing out that learning this craft since 1984, and then, during the crisis, "established the French army a market in the city, we were trying to manage our affairs through trade in a couple of statues, we were selling to the French soldiers, even they left the country in 2007. "

Asked about the beauty reservoirs in the city, he said, "Connie," that "should visit the village of Zadebla located outside the city, where there are no natural waterfall Man."

The morning every day, many years ago ago, gets "Celestin debt Sahi", a tour guide Ivorian, the daily revenue sufficient for her household, but he found himself, since the solutions to the crisis within the long list of job seekers in the country. With the omission of tourists "white" from coming, become jobless, and his days were similar, even become routine clad killer ..

Decline in tourism in the country, granting authorities fled share for the rehabilitation of some natural landmarks, from the natural waterfall .. coop works cover the spaces surrounding it on both sides, in preparation for the construction of the gate for the sale of entry tickets. In wait, get the villagers to bills of entry, across Aqttallm Eptaonha priceless ticket to 200 CFA francs ($ 0.44) per person.

The waterfall is a natural mosaic landscapes, combining forests and mountains, and on its side, water flows from the highest high, all the way to the lower basin. Not far from this breathtaking landscape, erect columns lost its bishop, it seemed clear that they were using points for the sale of food and beverages for visitors to the place, before they turn to places outside use, because of the reluctance of tourists from visiting the site and the country generally.

How are things going after the crisis? This was a question that did not require a tour guide a lot of trouble to answer him, it is his mouth, poured into words without trouble, to say of Anatolia "I did not prepare our activities, and we are suffering because of it .. We sell purposes in Abidjan to face the burdens, and with the renewal of room crafts regional, our hope of a new improvement in the situation. "

"Soumahoro Moriah" It was the other actuation tourist guide, before the crisis that forces him to change his field to the distribution of recharge cards phones, because of the decline in tourism activities. "Moriah," he said, in a statement to the Anatolia "In the past, we've visited the workshops and craftsmen in the company of tourists to the city twice to three times a week."

For his part, expressed "Bamba Dauda", with the 30-year-old, who is president for 32 of the weavers of young people, in one of the hotels surrounding the waterfall, expressed regret for the situation, which has become the tourism after the crisis, saying: "In the past, tourists come for the purchases of our products are diverse, which includes jackets, dresses and aprons, and small ornaments called "Tekken Jah" (reggae artist sings in Cote d'Ivoire). "

"Despite the return of peace, you can not things go back to normal," adding that "the confusion faced by artisans, at the moment, lies in higher prices for purchases of fiber from 2250 ($ 5) to 3,250 CFA francs ($ 7.22) (which used in most of the crafts).





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