The Dogons

The Dogons fled from islamisation some centuries ago.They used to live in the south-western part of Mali, then moved north to hide in the rocky formations east of Mopti. There they build hide-outs, tombs and food resrves right into the rocks. On the pic you see the village of Thei at the bootom of the rock. About at half height you see the upper village, where the inhabitants used to hide, and where the local shaman lived until his dead four years ago (they are looking for a new one since).