▁the ▁region ▁with ▁B ign ona ▁about ▁ 2 5   km ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁and ▁( via ▁The ▁G amb ia ), ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Sen eg al . ▁ ▁A ▁v ibr ant ▁tour ist ▁destination , ▁the ▁be aches ▁of ▁nearby ▁Cap ▁Sk ir ring ▁were ▁discovered ▁by ▁foreign ▁tour ists ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁and ▁the ▁location ▁was ▁built ▁up ▁to ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Club ▁Med ▁resort s . ▁Z igu in chor ▁region ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁growing ▁great ▁quantities ▁of ▁rice , ▁or anges , ▁m ango es , ▁ban anas , ▁cas he ws , ▁tropical ▁f ruits ▁and ▁veget ables , ▁fish , ▁and ▁pra wn s , ▁much ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁processed ▁locally ▁and ▁export ed ▁from ▁the ▁city , ▁its ▁port , ▁and ▁its ▁air port . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁pe an ut ▁oil ▁factory . ▁ ▁Transport ▁ ▁The ▁M V ▁J ool a , ▁which ▁s ank ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁was ▁sail ing ▁from ▁Z igu in chor ▁to ▁Dak ar . ▁The ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁fer ry , ▁( not ▁replaced ▁till ▁ 2 0 0 5 ), ▁cut ▁the ▁main ▁link ▁between ▁Cas am ance ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁new ▁fer ry , ▁which ▁began ▁regular ▁runs ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁local ▁anti - colon ial ▁mart yr ▁Al ine ▁S ito e