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Recreation and Travel: Burkina Faso

Includes tourism, sports, food and drink, links to embassies, U.S. State Department advisories.

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Association of Hotels and Restaurants (http://www.ahrbf.com/indexnetscape.htm)
In French and English. Provides links to Burkina Web Ring, web sites of cities, contact information for individual hotels, restaurants; numerous photographs.

City of Ouagadougou (http://www.mairie-ouaga.bf/)
In French. Official site of city government. Includes extensive links to discussion groups on various topics, practical information for travelers such as hotels, restaurants, transportation; lists contact information for embassies, consulates, local, civil, and international organizations.

Der Web Travel Guide: Burkina Faso - Kompakte Info-Seite über Burkina Faso (http://www.webtravelguide.de/Laender/Burkina/Burkina.htm)
In German. Gives general overview of country, geography and climate, flora and fauna; links to forums for each subject category.

Embassy of Burkina Faso, Washington, D.C.
(http://www.burkinaembassy-usa.org/)
Official site with extensive links to related sites; provides a wealth of information related to travel and business, including car rental, medical clinics, pharmacies, national parks, ecotourism.

FESPACO, Festival Panafricain du Cinéma et de la Télévision de Ouagadougou -- Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (http://www.fespaco.bf)
In French and English. Official web site for film industry. Links to issues of FESPACO Newsletter and FESPACO News; includes information on their film library, publications, annual events, hotels, restaurants.

French Embassy in Ouagadougou (http://www.france-burkina.bf/)
In French. Extensive links to pages devoted to ambassador, consulates, police, postal service, economic development, cooperative efforts in military/defense area.

Il Calcio in Burkina Faso (http://www.geocities.com/imbupage/)
Unofficial site; provides league scores, statistics, national team roster, photos; two pages of links to soccer clubs and leagues worldwide.

International Craft Show of Ouagadougou (http://www.siao.bf)
In French and English. Rich site with text and photographs, extensive links, showing samples of textiles, shoe making, sculpture, painting, jewelry, pottery and basket weaving, furniture, musical instruments, etc. from the exhibition; includes information on selection criteria, hotels in Ouagadougou, links to “partner web sites.”

United States. Embassy. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (http://usembassy.state.gov/ouagadougou/)
Ambassador's biography, staff list, Burkina Faso facts, short history, government, information on life in Burkina Faso for expatriates (health, housing, food, clothing, etc), information for investors, business people.

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