Travelers often label Ganvie the "Venice of Africa". The Tofinu people settled this village 300-400 years ago to escape conflict with Fon warriors. Because the Fon feared travelling over water, the Tofinu built their homes on stilts above Lake Nokoue. Today 30,000 people live in Ganvie, subsiding mostly on fishing and fish farming, but all trades are practiced here. There's a post office, hospital, even barbershops and several hotels on stilts.
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