A fascinating place where the old meets the new.  It is a teeming city with many jobless.  The country outside the urban area remains patently rural with small villages eking a living from the land.

Carrying her goods in a bucket.

Difficulties of aging

Mosque at the edge of Dakar, Senegal

Horse-drawn cart – note wire sculpture in back

Hibiscus

Saltworks at the Pink Lake or Lake Retba, Dakar, Senegal

Boats at Lake Retba, Dakar, Senegal

Boats at Lake Retba, Dakar, Senegal

Selling her wares

Dancing in the Fulani village

Fulani matron dancing with a basket of goods on her head at Lake Retba.

Fulani matrons dancing with a basket of goods on her head at Lake Retba.

Banyan Tree

Young Fulani boy joining in the dancing.

Fulani woman at Lake Retba, near Dakar, Senegal

Fulani girl

Fulani woman with baby dancing at Lake Retba village, Dakar, Senegal.

Fulani woman with baby dancing at Lake Retba village, Dakar, Senegal.

Fulani woman with baby dancing at Lake Retba village, Dakar, Senegal.

Fulani baby on mom’s back at Lake Retba Village, Dakar, Senegal

Plastic basket of colorful produce

Young boys begging from the tourists outside Dakar, Senegal

Native crafts for sale on the ocean beach near Lake Retba, Dakar, Senegal

Small market for tourists at Lake Retba near Dakar, Senegal

Native woman selling produce from a basket on her head.

Bougainvillea

Pink Lake Lodge. Tourist lodging at Lake Retba, Dakar, Senegal

Hibiscus

Living quarters in Dakar, Senegal

Father and baby in Dakar, Senegal

Varied examples of fashion in Dakar, Senegal

Driving a horse-drawn cart through the city of Dakar, Senegal

Typical horse decor in Dakar, Senegal