Wagenia Fishermen

Tshopo · Democratic Republic of the Congo

Wagenia Fishermen, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Photo: Piet Clement, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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June to September
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Near Kisangani, the Wagenia people fish the Boyoma rapids using towering hand-built wooden traps. The centuries-old technique is a striking cultural sight on the Congo River.

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