{"id":21438,"date":"2023-06-27T13:37:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T11:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orangohotel.com\/que-islas-ver-en-el-archipielago-bijago\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T14:17:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T12:17:54","slug":"what-islands-to-see-in-the-bijago-archipelago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orangohotel.com\/en\/what-islands-to-see-in-the-bijago-archipelago\/","title":{"rendered":"What islands to see in the Bijag\u00f3 archipelago"},"content":{"rendered":"

Orango Grande is one of the 88 islands that make up this insular territory located in Guinea Bissau<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Talking about the Bijag\u00f3 archipelago is talking about the Atlantic Ocean. A sea that dyes everything it touches with bravery, and serves as an umbilical cord to unite an insular territory made up of 88 islands.<\/p>\n

For the inhabitants of this island enclave located off the coast of Guinea Bissau, the sea is their way of life. They extract a large part of their food from it, and they owe their mobility to it.<\/p>\n

It is a fascinating territory, with an exceptionally rich landscape, and a unique biodiversity in the world, which since 1996 has been protected by UNESCO given its recognition as a Biosphere Reserve. In addition, it is home to several preserved areas such as the Orango National Park and the Joao Vieira and Poilao National Marine Park, among others.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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The Bijag\u00f3: guardians of the biosphere<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Part of this protection is the result of the practice of the animist religion of the dominant ethnic group in this insular region of Guinea Bissau: the Bijag\u00f3. This ethnic group gives its name to the archipelago and impregnates the daily life of the islands with its traditions.<\/p>\n

They revere nature because their gods inhabit it. And thanks to that belief, they have managed to keep a natural paradise intact, inhabited by protected species such as saltwater hippos and green turtles, among many others.<\/p>\n

The hardness of the sea, which alternates its calm with the exceptional voracity of the ocean, and the small size of many of the islets, mean that only twenty of the 88 islands are inhabited.<\/p>\n

The island of Formosa is the largest, Bubaque the most populated and Bolama the administrative capital.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>