The most beautiful natural sites to discover Bouar

The source of the Lobaye, which crosses the entire western part of the country, including Ngotto and the south of Mbaïki, before joining the Oubangui in Mongoumba, is located in Bouar in one of the districts of the centre, dotted with megaliths. Apply for guidance to Aboriginal people. The main attraction of Bouar, the megaliths are spread both in the municipality and in its large suburbs. One of the most popular sites is located next to the cattle market on the plateau (open every day at 11 pm). On the left side of the park there are straight stone stones. Their provision is varied but nevertheless appears organized. An altar consisting of two stones lying on the side and surmounted by a massive oval stone serves as a table, and seems not to have moved for millennia. This altar is a privileged witness to our evolution: Over 3 000 years ago, when writing appeared in Egypt, an agricultural civilization cut and climbed these menhirs. Other dolmens are visible in the city itself, but many are left behind, some of which were even covered with latérite during the expansion of the road.

It is imperative to be accompanied by a traditional leader to access this escarpment and its steep slopes. One can also rely on a young person from the village who finds there the opportunity to make service, to glorify the heritage of his ancestors and to improve his daily life (given in general 500 FCFA). The chasm, which is about metres wide and m wide, winds through the rock to a hole that is impossible to access because of its sacred character. The Maïgaro is a dry wind that would take its source in this chasm, before coming to sweep the cliffs of red rock, and then escape through the final orifice, giving birth to a particular song that only the elders know to interpret. Each year in November, a bag of each seed grown in the region is intended for a ceremony at the level of the orifice: rituals, accompanied by drums and youyous of women, are expected to ensure good harvests and protect the population from disease.