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- <text id=93CT1698>
- <title>
- Ghana--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- Northern Africa
- Ghana
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Climate and clothing: Accra's temperature varies between 24 C
- and 37 C (76 F - 98 F). Humidity is highest at dawn and falls
- each day from 93.5% to 66%. Bring hot weather clothes and an
- umbrella for the rainy seasons.
- </p>
- <p> Health: Do not eat raw fruits and vegetables or undercooked
- meats. Tap water is not potable. Do not swim in freshwater
- streams or lagoons, which may be infected with bilharzia.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: International communications from Ghana
- are inadequate, and the visitor may experience difficulties and
- delays in placing an international call.
- </p>
- <p> Tourist attractions: Points of interest in and around Accra
- include the National Museum, Aburi Botanical Gardens, Black Star
- Square, the Arts Council Handicraft Center, and the burial place
- of W.E.B. DuBois. Kumasi is the capital of the Ashanti Region.
- The area is rich in traditional Ghanaian crafts such as weaving,
- woodcarving, and bronze work. Places of interest include the
- National Cultural Center, the zoo, and Manhyia Palace (home of
- the Ashanti chief).
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
- February 1990.
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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