The assets of the park
To surround the assets of this cultural space of Agongointo, it is sufficient to pay attention to the reactions its first visitors who reached the site at the time of the works of enhancement. They have been seduced by the underground shelters whose construction reveals ingenuity and unbelievable knowledge for that period (XVIIIth century)
The second appeal of the park is constituted by the temples and altars of voodoo that are the main contact with the local community of which some members continue practicing traditional religions. These sacred places are enlivened periodically by the believers with songs and dances, prayers and offerings to the divinities.
In the extremity south of the park is the butterflies’ garden, main innovation of the enhancement program. On this space of a hectare, are maintained of the local flowers around of which fly butterflies of various color, in the comings and goings and oscillations that make them difficult to catch but this creates an ambiance of a rare brightness. To this stage of the visit of the park, the pleasure of the visit is at its most elevated level reaches. Echoes of the garden are strong enough and already carry the name of the park very far. So that most visitors are hurried to see the butterflies, admiring the show that they offer through the flights and the quivering of their romps in love too.
Invited to intervene during the formation of the future animators of the park, the General Director of African Agency of Tourism (AAT), Mr.Richard LOHENTO has been one of the first hosts of mark. Pleasantly surprised by the attractions, especially the butterflies’ garden, this actor of Benin tourism sector accepted to assure the tourist sponsorship of the park. He also made some suggestions for the improvement of this tourist product that he finds promising enough.
All in all, tourist operators are the first partners of the archaeological park that it why we associated one of them to the preparation of the team that takes care of it under the conduct of the manager Mr. Jacques AHOUANDJINOU. It is about very dynamic youngsters of which the incentive and the outcome have what to encourage all those that believed in this program and led to his its term.
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