The village at the foot of the Bandiagara escarpment is approximately one kilometer long and is divided by a steep-walled gorge accessible only by foot. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon ...

Tellem burial caves in the Bandiagara cliffs in central Mali. The Tellems were driven out by the Dogons, who took over the caves 700 years ago.

Some three decades ago I became aware of the Dogon people through a book called “Conversations with Ogotemmelli,” by Marcel Griaule. For me, this interesting culture always symbolized the great ...

The Bandiagara Escarpment is as spectacular as I remembered it. The home of the Dogon people, with many villages clinging to cliffs, is one of the most magnificent landscapes in West Africa.

The Bandiagara Escarpment, Mali. Insights—Universal Images Group via Getty Images. Trouble in Mali’s tourism industry started brewing as early as 2009, ...

Mali’s Dogon Country can feel like a deliciously African evocation of the remote. ... too, has an otherworldly quality, clinging to the Bandiagara Escarpment as if an extension of the rock itself.

Among the main natural and cultural attractions are the iconic mud mosques of Timbuktu and Djenné, the spectacular Bandiagara Escarpment, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the traditional markets ...

Bandiagara, Mali — A generational event offers a chance for local unity and self-discovery. I can remember many moments of wonder from my youth. ... the Bandiagara escarpment ...