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Sliding-roof cocoa drying shelters stand before plantation buildings at a roça on São Tomé.
Destination

São Tomé and Príncipe

Six plantations inscribed together as a colonial system built on forced labor to keep cocoa and coffee flowing after slavery was abolished.
Aug 13, 2026 · 4 min read
Dense city blocks run down to the lagoon at Marcory in Abidjan, with the sea beyond.
Destination

Côte d'Ivoire

Five World Heritage sites, a first capital planned with separate quarters for Europeans and for Africans, and a northern border the advisory closes.
Aug 13, 2026 · 4 min read