bakwerirama: Mount Fako

INTRODUCING BAKWERIRAMA

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Mount Fako

[Video] From the Summit of Mount Fako

Posted on Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 12:57 PM in Mount Fako, Travel, Videos | Permalink | Comments (1)

Bakweri Beliefs About Mount Fako

Angoweya Fako yasu (Take Care of of our Fako Mountain)

By Lucas Ngale Wolete (Mountain Porter)

Mola Lucas Ngale Wolete, a porter at Mount Cameroon Ecotourism Organization discusses Bakweri beliefs about Mount Fako during the Afropeaks Pan-African expedition (In Bakweri with English subtitles).

Posted on Saturday, January 20, 2007 at 03:50 PM in Mount Fako | Permalink | Comments (0)

Introducing Mount Fako (Cameroon): A Unique Ecotourism Site

By LIFAFA Tourist and Travel Agency - Buea

This lovely volcanic mountain welcomes visitors immediately they arrive Buea. It stands majestically along the background of Buea Town. The Mountain spreads from Bomboko to Bakweri of Buea and down to the Limbe Beach. It is 4100 metres in height.

A visit to Mount Cameroon is always an exciting experience both in the rainy and dry seasons.

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Efasa Moto, the God of Mount Fako

By Wose Yangange Martin

To young Bakweris, Efasa-Moto is either a fairy tale or a frightful phenomenon beyond their comprehension. Otherwise, it is a myth handed down from generation to generation and usually told elderly village folks.

Efasa-Moto is the folkloric god of the Fako Mountain. It is believed that he controls the entire "hill" from the West Coast to the border with Balondo land to the north east coast, and towards Meme Division.

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Posted on Saturday, January 20, 2007 at 07:09 AM in Bakweri Myths & Legends, Mount Fako | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0)

Virtual Tour of Mount Fako

Climbing Mount Fako

For a detailed narration of the ascent of Mount Fako, along with detailed images of the ascent, visit the following site:
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/mountains/cam.htm

Pictures of the ascent can be viewed at: http://web.ukonline.co.uk/mountains/camthumb.htm

For more information on the mountain and to arrange an ascent contact:
The Mount Cameroon Ecotourism Organisation
P.O.Box 60 Buea S.W.P.
Republic of Cameroon
West Africa
Email: mountceo@iccnet2000.com

Picture courtesy of Mbella Ndoko

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