April
28
/ 2019
Koutammakou, the land of the Batammariba people, has many unique architectural and ethnographic attractions found nowhere else. The harmonious integration the Batammariba have with nature is rarely seen today. Theirs is an area of incredible mountain landscapes, dazzling African sunshine, and ancient beliefs. Togo may be small from a geographical point of view, but it is immense from a human one. And the Koutammakou landscape became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008 because of its irreplaceable culture. Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba in Togo Although most of this remarkable cultural zone is located in north-east Togo, some of it extends into Benin. Koutammakou is the name of an extensive hilly region approximately 50,000 hectares in size. This area
