Tourism
is the commercial organization and operation of vacations and visits to places
of interest for leisure,bussiness and other purposes.Tourism has become a
popular global leisure activity,important and in some cases, vital for many
countries.It is an essential for many countries because of it direct effect on
the social,cultural education and economic sectors of national societies and on
their international relations.
Tourism
brings in large amount of income payment for goods and services,it also create
great opportunities for employment in the servive sector of the economy.This
service industries includes transportation service,hospitality service.
On a
large scale.Ghana has several tourist attractin site of nature and human
activities such as the the castles, wildlife reserves ,unique natural rocks and
vegetation formation and lot of water falls that has benefits the individuals
and the nation as a whole of which people travel all over the nation to visit
our wonderful tourist site.Talking about one of the most important castles in
Ghana, we talk about one of the famous castle located in the cenral part of
Ghana, the Elmina castle .
The Elmina castle was built by the portugese in 1482 as Sao Jorge da
Mina(St George of the Mine castle) also known as Feitora da Mina) in present
day Elmina, Ghana.It was the first trading post built on the Gulf of guinea, so
it is the oldest European building in existence below the sahara.Fist
established as a trade settlement, the castlelater became one of the most
important stops on the route of the atlantic slave trade where the Dutch seized
the fort from the portugese in 1642 and the slave continuedfron thee Dutch
untill 1814.
The atlantic slave trade, Elmina Castle renovation, August 2006 by the
seventeenth century,most trade in West Africa concentrated on the sale of
slaves.Sao Jorge da Mina played a major and significant part in the slave trade
system.The castle acted as a depot where slave where brought in batter trade
fashion from local African chiefs and kings.The slaves,the slaves often
captured by the in the African interior
by the slaves catchers of coastal tirbes were sold to the portugese traders in
exchange for goodssuch as textiles .The slaves were held captive in the castle
before exiting through the castle's in famous''Door of No Return''to be
transported and resold in newlyBrazil and portugese colonies.
However, Tourism offers a good alternative to ensure to some more
industries for generating income both naturally and privately.Tourist
attraction in Ghana has not only serve as a picinic area, educational area and a camping area but also
a reliable source and has had a signifanct impart on the economt of the
country.This is the fun part you can touch and a site for educational purpose.
