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The Mamelles
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These are two volcanic hills located west of the Cap-Vert Peninsula. One is home to the Mamelles Lighthouse, one of the most powerful in Africa, and the other to the African Renaissance Monument, a gigantic 50-meter-high statue symbolizing "the continent’s opening to the rest of the world." Both can be visited.
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These are two volcanic hills located west of the Cap-Vert Peninsula. One is home to the Mamelles Lighthouse, one of the most powerful in Africa, and the other to the African Renaissance Monument, a gigantic 50-meter-high statue symbolizing "the continent’s opening to the rest of the world." Both can be visited.
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