This is not only a card of a new UNESCO site but also a card from a new country. Elmina Castle is one of the Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions in Ghana. It was sent from the USA by Boyana.
The first European slave-trading post in Sub-Saharan Africa, Elmina was built in 1482 by the Portuguese. Although the castle initially served a hub for the gold trade (hence its title ‘Elmina’ – the mine) by 1500 the castle had also become a base for the slave trade. People captured from the interior of the continent were held prisoner in the castle, and guarded by soldiers before being transported to ships bound for the colonies. In 1637 the Dutch took over the fort, and continued to use it as part of their own slave trade operations until 1814, when the practice was abolished by the Netherlands. in: https://www.travelmag.com/articles/ghanas-elmina-castle/
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