The Gate of No Return, commemorating the site where millions of slaves were marched down the beach and onto waiting slave ships.

Women selling African fabrics in the Dantokpa market. Colorful fabric is a big part of everyday Beninese life. Marketwomen are somewhat the lifeblood of the economy.

The forested hillsides of Pendjari park and the Atakora mountains: one of precious few areas in Benin that have a somewhat wild feel to them.

Downtown Cotonou: busy streets, a rising skyline.

Aerial view of Cotonou, including the mouth of the river of death itself.

Aerial view of the Port of Cotonou, including the remnants of the old wooded pier (ca. WWII).