Liberia - Monrovia
Liberia is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its northwest, Ivory Coast to its east, Guinea to its north,and the Atlantic Ocean to its south-southwest.
Liberia began as a settlement of the American Colonization Society (ACS), who believed black people would face better chances for freedom and prosperity in Africa than in the United States. The country declared its independence on July 26, 1847. Liberia was the first African republic to proclaim its independence, and is Africa's first and oldest modern republic.
Monrovia is the capital city and the country's most populous city with a a vibrant vibe on the street.. Founded on April 25, 1822, Monrovia was the second permanent African American settlement in Africa after Freetown, Sierra Leone. Monrovia's economy is shaped primarily by its harbour and its role as the location of Liberia's government offices.
The city center is the image of a tropical capital, melting in the hot sun and is, lined with palm trees and paint-chipped buildings. To be honest, there is not much to do, see, nor buy in the city center.
BEST TIME to VISIT LIBERIA
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to MONROVIA
from December to February
Old british building, now a museum
old baptist church
Old british building, now a museum
old building and shops
city overview
Old british building
yellow building
Tuktuk is a very common transport
city overview
city overview
Main market on sunday - shops are empty
city view with fishing boats
street view
street view - yellow building
cathedral
street view
Ducor hotel was built at the top of the hill and is now abandonned
Ducor hotel was built at the top of the hill and is now abandonned
colorful buildings
Tuktuk is a very common transport, this one is "customized"
Tuktuk is a very common transport
Overloaded taxi with parcels and bags on the top and at the back
Pretty young woman
Liberia have mostly 2 religions : christian and muslim
a business center in Liberia is a shop, so may be a restaurant. And what about lazy women?
Tuktuk is a very common transport
all you need is there ...
Violence against women is worldwide subject and affects the families and communities
woman and children in a yellow house
family liking the yellow color
Bank of Liberia building
Motorbike is a very common transport for family or taxi - Here there is 2 passengers
woman and child
Hairdresser in the street
man walking in the street
Pharmacy
Men in front of a shop
new Government building
old british building
shops at the market - quite empty on sundays, but vibrant and bustling in the week
Clothes and fruits shops
shops and motorbikes
colorful fashion store
shops
blue shop
children pushing an old car
woman washing clothes
Pharmacy
Unpaved road
Modern concrete houses
Dusty outdated cars - one is serving as a shoes shelf
shop
swimming pool in a resort
many houses are made with recycled materials when the owner can't afford for a new house
many houses are made with recycled materials when the owner can't afford for a new house
many houses are made with recycled materials when the owner can't afford for a new house
many houses are made with recycled materials when the owner can't afford for a new house
bar and restaurant
street view with men and a yellow tuktuk
street shop
Atlantic waves are strong on this coast so swimming is forbidden "swim at your own risk"
Original shop using a tree to hang clothes
Original motel called "Money grow". When you sleep there?
Many taxis are overloaded with passengers and also a huge amount of parcels on the roof, sometimes with passengers on the parcels
Overloaded taxi - more parcels and bags is impossible
Overloaded taxi
colorful lizard - here the male much bigger than the female
colorful lizard - here the male much bigger than the female
lizard - here the female much small and not so colorful
Liberia flag in a taxi - It's a copy of the US flag with only one star
street view - shop
2 business in this shop, a barber and a phone service
street view and boys
Memorial on the hill
shop with a woman
modern concrete house
Overloaded taxi with passagers inside and also on the top of the parcels and bags
passengers are traveling on the top of the parcels and bags - not recommended
Motorbike is a very common transport for family or taxi
Elegant women
Motorbike is a very common transport for family or taxi
woman selling clothes
shop
shops
People walking in the street
photographer shop
street view
sandy beach and Atlantic ocean with strong waves
sandy beach and Atlantic ocean with strong waves
sandy beach and Atlantic ocean with strong waves
sandy beach and Atlantic ocean with strong waves
shop and bar
yellow building
Pharmacy
old building
colorful fishing boats at the harbour
school
shop
shops
street view
Market - shops
Market - shops
yellow taxi and green building
Harbour
city view
city view
harbour with fishing boats
View from the hill
old building
a canon at the top of the hill, a remain of the british fort
city view from the hill
Ducor hotel was a large and famous hotel at the top of the hill - today it's abandonned and no : the future don't start there for the moment
Ducor hotel was a large and famous hotel at the top of the hill - today it's abandonned
young boys
street view and tuktuk
"professional plumber" shop and a tuktuk
bar and restaurant
street view
man pushing smoothly a car
woman in front of a shop
tuktuk with passengers
Monrovia Market is empty on sunday and rubbish and plastic are very visible
street view
street view
street view
Market shops - empty on sunday but bustling in the week
children playing in the street
street view of the city center
young girl and boys in the street
young woman
street view and a tuktuk
Market - shoes shop
Celebration
shops closed on sunday
We visited Liberia in 2019 and we just hope the waste management will be better in the future