Lake Retba, Senegal — Where the Water Turns Pink

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11/01/2026

Near Dakar, in Senegal, lies Lake Retba — often called the Pink Lake.
On certain days, the water turns soft rose, sometimes almost red.
Not because of magic — but because tiny organisms survive where few can.
People work here daily, collecting salt by hand.
The colour doesn’t impress them anymore.
Work does not stop for beauty.
The lake changes shade with the sun, the wind, the season.
Nothing stays fixed.
Lake Retba reminds you:
even harsh places create their own strange grace — quietly.

Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Assam, India
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