December
17
/ 2018
Loropeni is a town located in the southern part of Burkina Faso, near the country’s border with Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. The town is known for the nearby stone ruins, which was inscribed as a World Heritage Site, Burkina Faso’s first, in 2009. Despite its incredible historical significance, the ruins have received little attention. As a result, not much is known about the site and the ruins are at risk of suffering from continual damage over time. The ruins of Loropeni are part of the larger Lobi Ruins, a cultural landscape covering an area of 193 km by 97 km (120 miles by 60 miles). About 100 stone enclosures have been identified in the Lobi Ruins, with the ruins of
