## WORTH A VISIT

## Sacred Kachikally crocodile pool

## The crocodile, sacred symbol of The Gambia

The Kachikally crocodile pool is located in the heart of Bakau. The crocodile is considered sacred and regarded as fertility symbol in The Gambia. As an example a West African does not see "the man in the moon" but a crocodile in the full moon. As well the crocodile is the watermark in the Dalasi banknotes.