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Söhni 🏃
January 3, 2018
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About 35 km northeast of the capital Dakar is surrounded by rainforest and dunes the lake Lac Retba. Because of its unique phenomenon, namely the always pink surface, it is …
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February 26, 2020
Hiking
The Lac Rose is the saltiest lake in the world with about 380gr. Salt per liter of water.
It turns pink depending on the time of day and sunlight, you can swim in it and never go under.
Salt is still extracted by hand from the lake, and you can also take a boat (pirogue) from one bank to another.
You can eat well and cheaply in the restaurant on the lake, there are also showers and towels you should go swimming.
The lake used to be the terminus of the Paris-Dakar rally.
Worth a visit.
It turns pink depending on the time of day and sunlight, you can swim in it and never go under.
Salt is still extracted by hand from the lake, and you can also take a boat (pirogue) from one bank to another.
You can eat well and cheaply in the restaurant on the lake, there are also showers and towels you should go swimming.
The lake used to be the terminus of the Paris-Dakar rally.
Worth a visit.
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