If you are looking to experience, and feel how the historic Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade took place, visit Central Elmina. During the early eighteenth century, it was a place where the majority of gold and slave trading activities took place.
Even though Ghana had gained independence several years ago, you can still feel and imagine how the Dutch and British Colonial masters executed the slave trade at the shores.
Central Elmina is historic for its impressive Elmina Castle, Fort St. Jago, Posuban Shrines and the local fishing community. You can find the town in the Western Region of Ghana. It is about three and a half hours’ drive from the Central Accra.
Central Elmina is a town in Ghana known for how it has kept the culture, history, and life of the ancestors of Ghana. When you get to the coastal area, you find the Posuban shrine, a historic tour sites which keeps the olden statutes of objects and creatures of the Fante people. Each of their statues has its meaning and significance, making you know how Ghana’s ancestors lived centuries before the slave trade.
Fishing is the major occupation of the town. The Elmina lagoon and the local fisher folks are some impressive things to see near the seashore. When you get to the heart of the town, you will also find the historic Elmina Castle, known as the oldest European building in Sub-Saharan Africa. Also, in the town is the San Jose Fort, the military protection of the Elmina Castle.
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