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GANVIE, BENIN - JANUARY 06: Produce including peppers, tomatoes and chillis are brought to shore by women on January 6, 2012 in Ganvie, near Cotonou, Benin. Often called the Venice of Africa, Ganvie is a stilted fishing village on Lake Nokoue, near Cotonou in Benin, the largest such village in Africa, and home to approximately 20,000 residents. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

GANVIE, BENIN - JANUARY 06:  Produce including peppers, tomatoes and chillis are brought to shore by women on January 6, 2012 in Ganvie, near Cotonou, Benin. Often called the Venice of Africa, Ganvie is a stilted fishing village on Lake Nokoue, near Cotonou in Benin, the largest such village in Africa, and home to approximately 20,000 residents. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)