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Tacuga ma Awarded TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Tacugama always aims to give visitors to the sanctuary and guests of the Eco-lodges an enjoyable as well as educational experience. We are proud to have received TripAdvisor's Certificate of Excellence for 2014. This award 'recognises business that consistently earn top ratings' from travellers.
In July 2010 the local community at John Obey formed a partnership with sustainable tourism organization Tribewanted and are together building an eco community at the beach. The project has up to 30 visitors staying at anyone time in earth bag domes, designed and constructed in partnership with Cal Earth, and taking part in community life.
This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series The Sierra Leone Government Railway operated in the West African country of Sierra Leone from 1897 to 1974. It was unusual in that it formed a national railway system constructed solely to a (762 mm) narrow gauge.
The Cotton Tree is a Ceiba pentandra , a historic symbol of Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone. According to legend, the "Cotton Tree" gained importance in 1792 when a group of former African American slaves, who had gained their freedom by fighting for the British during the American War of Independence, settled the site of modern Freetown.
The massive Cotton Tree, which has stood in central Freetown for over 500 years, represents the historic symbol of Freetown [9] [10] [11].
Aberdeen is a coastal neighborhood in Sierra Leone's capital of Freetown. It is home to numerous up-scale restaurants, hotels, Lumley beach and other tourist facilities.
