Some time ago I checked an UNESCO group on FB, hoping to find offers of my missing sites and found someone offering the 2 Nigerian Sites. I got in touch with the person, arranged the swap and the cards arrived a month later.
I should have been super happy with these postcards but actually fell a bit disappointed, especially with this one due to the poor quality of the photo. Well, good or bad, the truth is that I scratched 2 more places from my missing list.
The dense forest of the Osun Sacred Grove, on the outskirts of the city of Osogbo, is one of the last remnants of primary high forest in southern Nigeria. Regarded as the abode of the goddess of fertility Osun, one of the pantheon of Yoruba gods, the landscape of the grove and its meandering river is dotted with sanctuaries and shrines, sculptures and art works in honour of Osun and other deities. The sacred grove, which is now seen as a symbol of identity for all Yoruba people, is probably the last in Yoruba culture. It testifies to the once widespread practice of establishing sacred groves outside all settlements. - in: http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/1118/
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