Zambiri zokhudza maulendo a akapolo ndi malo akuluakulu ogulitsa nsomba ku West Africa angapezeke pansipa. Maulendo a zamalonda ndi maulendo a Alendo akukwera kwambiri ku West Africa. Azimerika-Amwenye, makamaka, akutsogolera maulendo awo kuti azilemekeza makolo awo.
Pali kutsutsana kwina pa malo ena omwe ali pansipa. Mwachitsanzo, chaka cha Goree ku Senegal, chakhala chikudzigulitsa ngati malo akuluakulu ogulitsa malonda, koma akatswiri a mbiri yakale amanena kuti sizinathandize kwambiri kutumiza akapolo ku America.
Kwa anthu ambiri, ndizo chizindikiro chomwe chikufunika. Palibe amene angayendere malo awa popanda kusinkhasinkha mwakuya za mtengo waumunthu ndi umoyo wa ukapolo.
Ghana
Ghana ndi malo otchuka kwambiri kwa anthu a ku Africa-Amwenye makamaka kukachezera malo ogulitsa malonda. Purezidenti Obama adapita ku Ghana ndi ku Cape Coast ndi akapolo ake, ndipo ndilo dziko loyamba la Africa lomwe adapita kukhala Purezidenti. Malo ofunika a ukapolo ku Ghana ndi awa:
St George's Castle imadziwikanso kuti Elmina Castle ku Elmina, imodzi mwa anthu omwe kale anali akapolo kumtunda wa gombe la Ghana ku Atlantic, ndi malo otchuka kwambiri komanso malo oyendera alendo a ku Africa ndi America ndi alendo ochokera padziko lonse lapansi. Ulendo wotsogoleredwa udzakutsogolerani m'mabwalo a akapolo ndi maselo owalanga. Malo ogulitsira akapolo tsopano ali ndi nyumba yosungiramo zinthu zakale.
Cape Coast Castle ndi Museum. Cape Coast Castle inathandiza kwambiri malonda a akapolo ndi maulendo otsogolera tsiku ndi tsiku kuphatikizapo ndende za akapolo, nyumba ya Palaver, manda a Kazembe wa Chingerezi, ndi zina zambiri.
Nyumbayi inali likulu la boma la British colonial administration kwa zaka pafupifupi 200. Nyumbayi imatenga zinthu zochokera ku dera lonselo kuphatikizapo zinthu zomwe amagwiritsa ntchito panthawi ya malonda a akapolo. Mavidiyo odziwitsa amakupatsani chiyambi choyambirira ku bizinesi ya ukapolo ndi momwe adachitiramu.
Gombe la Gold Coast ku Ghana lili ndi zolimba zakale zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito ndi mphamvu za ku Ulaya pa malonda a ukapolo.
Zina mwazitali zapangidwa kukhala alendo omwe amapereka malo okhalamo. Zinyumba zina ngati Fort Amsterdam ku Abanze zili ndi zinthu zambiri zoyambirira, zomwe zimakupatsani malingaliro abwino momwe zinaliri panthawi ya malonda a akapolo.
Donko Nsuo ku Assin Manso ndi "malo amtundu wa akapolo", kumene akapolo amatha kusamba pambuyo paulendo wawo wautali, ndipo amatsuka (ngakhale mafuta). Iwo ukanakhala kusamba kwawo komaliza asanapite ku ngalawa za akapolo, osabwerera ku Africa. Pali malo ambiri ofanana ku Ghana, koma Donko Nsuo ku Assin Manso ndi ola limodzi kuchoka kuzilumba za m'mphepete mwa nyanja (kumtunda) ndikupanga ulendo wosavuta tsiku lililonse, kapena kuyima kupita Kumasi. Ulendowu ndiwotsogolere pa malowa umaphatikizapo kuyendera manda ena ndikuyenda kupita kumtsinje kukawona komwe amuna ndi akazi amatha kusamba mosiyana. Pali khoma komwe mungayikemo chikhomo kukumbukira anthu osauka omwe adadutsa njirayi. Palinso chipinda cha pemphero.
Salaga kumpoto kwa Ghana inali malo a msika waukulu wa akapolo. Masiku ano alendo angathe kuona malo a msika wa akapolo; Zitsime za akapolo zomwe zinkagwiritsidwa ntchito kusamba akapolo ndikuziwombera pamtengo wabwino; ndi manda aakulu omwe akapolo omwe anamwalira anaikidwa pansi.
Senegal
Goree Island (Ile de Goree) , ndi dziko la Senegal lomwe likuyendera kwa anthu omwe akufuna kudziwa mbiri ya malonda a akapolo a Atlantic.
Chokopa chachikulu ndi Nyumba ya Atumwi (Nyumba ya Akapolo) yomwe anamangidwa ndi a Dutch mu 1776 ngati malo ogwiritsira akapolo. Nyumbayi yasandulika nyumba yosungiramo zinthu zakale ndipo imatsegulidwa tsiku lililonse kupatula Lolemba. Ulendowu udzakulowetsani m'mabwalo omwe akapolo adagwidwa ndikufotokozera momwe adagulitsidwira ndi kutumizidwa.
Benin
Porto-Novo ndi likulu la Benin ndipo linakhazikitsidwa ngati malo akuluakulu ogulitsa malonda ndi Apwitikizi m'zaka za zana la 17. Nyumba zowonongeka zingathe kufufuza.
Ouidah (kumadzulo kwa Coutonou) ndi kumene akapolo omwe anagwidwa ku Togo ndi Benin amatha usiku womaliza asanayambe ulendo wawo wopita ku Atlantic. Pali Museum Museum (Histoire d'Ouidah) yomwe ikufotokoza nkhani ya malonda a akapolo.
Zimatseguka tsiku lililonse (koma kutsekedwa chakudya chamasana).
The Route des Esclaves ndi mtunda wa makilomita 4km wokhala ndi feteleza ndi ziboliboli kumene akapolo amatha ulendo wawo womaliza kupita ku gombe komanso ku sitima za akapolo. Zikumbutso zofunikira zakhazikitsidwa mumudzi wotsiriza pamsewuwu, womwe unali "malo osabwerera".
Gambia
Gambia ndi komwe Kunta Kinte imachokerako, Roots wa akapolo a Alex Haley akuchokera. Pali malo ambiri a ukapolo omwe angapite ku Gambia:
Albreda ndi chilumba chomwe chinali chofunika kwambiri kwa akapolo ku France. Tsopano pali malo osungiramo akapolo.
Jufureh ndi mudzi wa Kunta Kinte ndipo alendo paulendo nthawi zina amakumana ndi anthu a Kinte.
Chilumba cha James chinkagwiritsidwa ntchito kugwira akapolo kwa milungu ingapo asanatumizedwe ku maiko ena akumadzulo kwa Africa. Gulu la ndende silidali lolimba, kumene akapolo ankagwidwa kuti adzalangidwe.
Maulendo omwe akuyang'ana pa "Roots" yamakono ndi otchuka kwa alendo ku Gambia ndipo adzalumikiza malo onse akapolo omwe atchulidwa pamwambapa. Mukhozanso kukumana ndi mbadwa za banja la Kunta Kinte.
Zambiri za Akapolo
Malo ochepa omwe amalidziwa malonda a akapolo koma oyenera kuyendera ku West Africa akuphatikizapo Gberefu Island ndi Badagry ku Nigeria; Arochukwu, Nigeria; ndi Gombe la Atlantic.
Ulendo Wapadera wa Akapolo ku West Africa
- Jolinaiko Eco Tours imapereka maulendo apadera ku Ghana, Benin, Togo ndi Burkina Faso . Ndinawagwiritsa ntchito popita ku Ghana ndipo anali osangalatsa. Mutha kusankha kugwiritsa ntchito zamtundu wamtunda kapena kukonzekera galimoto yanu ndi dalaivala. Kampaniyo ndi yokonda kwambiri komanso imabwereranso kumudzi, imakhala ku Accra.
- Spector Travel yochokera ku Boston (US), yomwe imapangidwira ku Africa Roots ndipo imayendera njira za Benin, Ghana, Senegal, Gambia ndi Cote d'Ivoire.
- Ndondomeko ya Masiku 10 ndi Makhalidwe. Ulendo uwu kuchokera ku West African Adventures umayendetsa Senegal ndi Gambia. Zochitika zazikulu pa ulendowu ndi Goree, chilumba cha Jufureh ndi James ku Gambia.
- Masiku 14 Sénégal Tour, Senegal Sufi Tours ili ndi mapepala awiri a weekly, kuphatikizapo Goree Island, St Louis, ndi maulendo ambiri amtundu, ndikuyamba pa $ 2500 pa akuluakulu.