{"id":116,"date":"2026-07-21T07:34:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.mysterythemes.com\/news-portal\/?p=116"},"modified":"2026-09-13T14:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T14:00:05","slug":"cheesy-burger-with-french-fried-special-dish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganews.com\/new\/2026\/07\/21\/cheesy-burger-with-french-fried-special-dish\/","title":{"rendered":"Pikworo Slave Camp: A Journey Through History and Resilience in Paga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">Just a few kilometers from the center of Paga lies the Pikworo Slave Camp, one of Northern Ghana&#8217;s most poignant and historically significant landmarks. Established around 1704, this solemn site served as a major transit, holding, and auction center during the trans-Saharan slave trade before captives were marched down to the coast.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">Walking through the grounds offers a deeply educational and reflective experience guided by local experts who preserve the community&#8217;s history. Visitors can witness tangible pieces of the past embedded directly into the rocky landscape, including:<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"3\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Rock-Cut Bowls:<\/b> Depressions carved into the stone where enslaved people were fed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Punishment Rock:<\/b> A stark reminder of the harsh disciplinary measures enforced at the camp.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Ancient Drums:<\/b> Natural rock formations used by captives to communicate across distances.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Slave Cemetery:<\/b> The final resting place for those who perished during their confinement.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">Today, Pikworo stands not only as a monument to a painful era but also as a powerful testament to the endurance and resilience of African ancestors. Exploring the camp provides visitors with a vital historical perspective, making it an essential stop for anyone experiencing the rich heritage of Paga.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wafer cake sweet roll cheesecake ice cream gingerbread sweet. Wafer gingerbread apple pie cotton candy jelly. Toffee oat cake oat cake toffee tootsie roll muffin sugar plum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-explore"],"blog_post_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"4":{"name":"Explore","link":"https:\/\/paganews.com\/new\/category\/explore\/"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganews.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganews.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganews.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganews.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganews.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paganews.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":614,"href":"https:\/\/paganews.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116\/revisions\/614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganews.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganews.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganews.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}