Cocoa Trails and Coffin Tales: Life in Rural Ghana | Deadliest Journeys

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Ghana, a small country in West Africa, is the world's second largest cocoa producer. It's the end of the season. By motorbike or on foot, Jeff and his companions transport the precious commodity through the bush and try to reach the city to sell the fruit of their harvest. In the center of the country, Lake Volta is the largest artificial lake in the world. Several times a week, locals cross it to get to the market. But everything gets complicated when it comes to loading the cattle on the boats, and having passengers and animals live together? Ghana is also renowned for its funeral rites, and its very special kind of coffins. These must represent the profession exercised by the deceased during his life. Along the roads, manufacturers compete in ingenuity: the coffins take the form of multicolored fish, sewing machines, Bibles, or even bush taxis? Funerals are not easy. They sometimes take on the appearance of carnivals. The dead live there again?