Lake Retba or Lac Rose lies north of the Cap Vert peninsula of Senegal, northeast of Dakar. Depending on the time of the day, the lake changes colour from a light purple to a deep scarlet pink. The ...

The bizarre color is caused by Dunaliella salina, a type of halophile greenmicro-algae, that is found in the water. Usually found in sea salt fields, such as in Lake Retba, the micro-algae appears ...

Inside Africa takes its viewers on a journey across Africa, exploring the true diversity and depth of different cultures, countries and regions. On the edge of Senegal’s Cap Vert peninsula, a lush ...

NIAGA, Senegal (Reuters) - On the shore of Senegal's Pink Lake, salt farmer Pape Sira Ba has raked in what he fears may be his last harvest. Extreme floods contaminated the 3-square-km lake five ...

Known for its colorful pink hues and rich salt deposits, Lake Retba, or Lac Rose, is a driving force of Senegal's economy. But extracting salt from a hypersaline lake comes with its fair share of ...

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Senegal, which lies on the western side of the African continent, is not much of a tourist destination, but this country has some amazing places that one can visit. Unlike other western African ...

Some lakes turn pink, but only one welcomes swimmers. Lake Retba in Senegal is naturally rosy, extremely salty, and safe to ...

A general view of the submerged tourism businesses at the Pink Lake (Lac Rose), officially known as Lake Retba, after extreme floods washed away salt mounts and contaminated the lake and turned its ...

A boat floats on what looks like a huge strawberry milk-lake. The wooden vessels were photographed from the air bobbing on Lake Retba, in Senegal. From above the mass of water - which spans one square ...