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to devastate – спустошувати to boast – пишатися tourist attractions – туристичні пам’ятки to make up for − компенсувати run-down – зубожілий a herd – стадо

to burst – переповнювати, вибухати a settlement – поселення a peninsula – півострів shacks – халупи to pave – брукувати, вимостити a trail – стежка

1. Sierra Leone is a small English-speaking country in largely French-speaking West Africa. Its name is still associated with the terrible civil war that devastated the country throughout the 1990s. This association is unfortunate, since Sierra Leone has been at peace since 2002 and boasts many amazing tourist attractions. Getting to them isn’t always easy, especially in the wet season, but the friendly people and beautiful scenes make up for it.

2. Freetown is the capital city of Sierra Leone. It’s a crowded, run-down, and dirty place, but it’s bursting with energy. Unlike other African capital cities that were thrown together at independence in the 1950s and 60s, Freetown has a long history of settlement by ex-slaves who came in the 19th century and gave birth to the “Krio” culture. There is a lot of interesting old Krio architecture around the town, and the city itself is spread across beautiful green hills right at the seaside.

3. The Freetown peninsula is the only place in West Africa where the mountains meet the ocean, and there are many spectacular beaches strung out along the road that runs south of town. Accommodations range from very basic shacks on the beach to air-conditioned hotels.

4. The most popular beach is the white-sand strip at River No. 2, a couple hours south of Freetown. The road to the beaches is rough, but the government has promised to properly pave it soon. There are also long stretches of beach in Freetown itself, which are a bit dirty for swimming, but a nice place for sunshine and cold beer.

5. While the national parks of Sierra Leone don’t offer the grand animal herds of the famous parks of East or South Africa, they do offer visitors some incredible experiences. In Outamba-Kilimbi Park in the north, visitors can go on canoe safaris searching for hippos or track elephants along their trails inland, as well as observing many primates and birds. The Tiwai island sanctuary in the south has an amazing density of primate species and many birds.

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