Land of Waterfalls & Forests
Volta & Eastern Regions — Hidden Wonders of Ghana
Abe Dua — The Palm Tree — Wealth, Life & Natural Abundance
The opening story
"Stand at the base of Wli Falls and let the mist settle on your skin. The forest is so loud with life — birds, water, insects — that you feel for a moment like Ghana's oldest secret has finally let you in."
Ghana is widely celebrated for its coastal history and its royal Ashanti heritage. But the Volta and Eastern regions hold a different kind of wonder — quieter, greener, and more ancient than almost anywhere else on the continent. Here, the landscape itself tells the story of a land shaped over millions of years by water, forest, and an extraordinary natural wealth.
The Volta Region stretches from the Volta River basin eastward to the border with Togo — a landscape of rolling hills, tropical forest canopy, shimmering lake water, and some of West Africa’s most spectacular waterfalls. The Eastern Region, meanwhile, is Ghana’s agricultural heart — home to cocoa farms, palm groves, and the fertile red-earth valleys that feed the nation.
Cultural deep dive
Wli Waterfalls
The Wli Waterfalls — locally known as Agumatsa, meaning “Allow me to flow” — are the tallest waterfall in West Africa. The falls cascade down a dramatic cliff face surrounded by dense emerald rainforest, and at their base a pool of crystal water draws both bathers and thousands of fruit bats that nest in the cliffs above. The hike through the forest to reach the lower falls is itself a journey through one of Ghana’s most biodiverse ecosystems.
Boti Falls & The Twin Legends
The Boti Falls in the Eastern Region carry one of Ghana’s most beloved natural legends. The two cascading streams that form Boti are said to be a husband and wife — during the rainy season they join as one waterfall, and during the dry season they separate. Local guides share this story with every visitor, and it speaks to the Ghanaian tradition of finding human stories and meaning in the natural world.
Lake Volta & Akosombo Dam
Lake Volta is one of the world’s largest man-made lakes by surface area — created in 1965 when the Akosombo Dam was built across the Volta River. The dam generates hydroelectric power for Ghana and beyond, and the lake has become home to fishing communities, ferries, and a shimmering inland sea that stretches for 400 kilometres northward into the country.
The Ewé & Akan Peoples
The Volta Region is home to the Ewé people — one of Ghana’s largest ethnic groups — known for their extraordinary musical traditions, particularly their drumming and the intricate rhythms of Agbadza dance. Their weaving tradition produces Kente-like Ewé cloth with distinctive patterns and a rich cultural vocabulary of colour and symbol that is entirely their own.
Why this symbol?
Abe Dua
The Palm Tree
“Wealth, resourcefulness
and self-sufficiency”
Why this symbol?
The symbol chosen for this collection
The Abe Dua — the palm tree — is the Adinkra symbol of wealth, resourcefulness, and self-sufficiency. The palm tree provides food from its fruit, oil from its kernel, wine from its sap, shelter from its fronds, and material from its trunk. It sustains life completely. In Akan proverbs, the person compared to a palm tree is someone of extraordinary usefulness and generosity.
The Volta and Eastern regions are Ghana’s most naturally abundant — lush, fertile, and filled with the kind of beauty that sustains both body and spirit. The palm tree, found everywhere in this landscape, is the perfect symbol for a region whose greatest wealth is its extraordinary natural world.
There is also something deeply poetic about the palm tree as a symbol for a puzzle — it provides everything from a single source, just as this collection reveals an entire world from a single landscape.
Cultural highlights
Wli Waterfalls, Lake Volta, Boti Falls, Akosombo Dam
The Puzzle
Land of Waterfalls & Forests Puzzle
A premium illustrated puzzle capturing the hidden wonders of Ghana’s Volta and Eastern regions — Wli Waterfalls cascading through emerald forest, the vast shimmer of Lake Volta, the twin Boti Falls, the Akosombo Dam, and the lush, life-giving beauty of Ghana’s most natural landscape.
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