It turns out lot of places along the rivers look like this. I didn't see much of that near the coast.
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Friday, October 11, 2019
Rivers
I used to wonder why rivers in Liberia weren't more often used for transport and trade. It would have to be cheaper than building roads. Wouldn't it?
Once you knew that rivers could be used in that way, from seeing it other places, you might try to dredge and deepen sections, and later canalize them. But that would take large organised groups, and upkeep.
ReplyDeleteAnd explosives--some of those rapids are over basalt.
ReplyDeleteThe devil is in the details. Even with large organized groups, you'd need to have a central channel deep enough to handle dry-season levels, and that would probably run too fast in the rainy season for river-side fishermen to catch as much.
I lived by the coast where the rivers are nice and wide--and bridged. I never saw those rapids.