Why is lac rose pink

Oral history puts it that people were fishing in the lake but by the s, locals started to collect and sell salt for income following a period of economic hardships and drought. Locals have since then been transporting, drying and trading salt from the lake, with over 70 per cent of it being exported around West Africa.

Most of these workers who are youths, work seven hours a day with the most basic of tools such as a basket, spade and stick. To protect their skin from the harsh salinity, they rub shea butter on their body before entering the water if not, the salt will damage it and cut their skin.

With a depth of only three meters, each harvester paddles to a chosen area using a long stick to push against the bottom of the lake to feel where the salt is. The boat they rent to collect the salt is called a pirogue and is made of wood.

Honestly speaking, in this social media age, there were three sights, which kept popping up on my timeline and finally convinced me to book that ticket; the African Renaissance Monument, the Great Mosque of Touba and the Pink Lake.

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