Visited Cape Coast and Elmina castle on the long weekend. Both castles were at the center of the slave trade from West Africa to the Americas which saw between 15-25 million slaves taken from their home countries under inhumane conditions. For those interested in some more history you can follow this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Slave_Trade
And here's the link to our photos... http://picasaweb.google.com/torsten.herbst/20101114CapeCoast#5542292555540655858
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