Entrance Court, La Mamounia

zellij, stained glass, punched tin

March 11th 2011
SERENITY Winston Churchill famously advocated that if travelers had but one day to experience Morocco, that one day should be in Marrakech. This metropolis, used for one thousand years by southern tribes and Berbers socializing and trading, likely began as most desert meeting places, a higgledy-piggledy collection of blanket-tents situated around an oasis. Several unique architectural cre ... read more

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In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... ... read more

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Lola Lee

*Lola Reid Allin is a traveler, author, and freelance photographer currently based in Hastings County, Canada. She is a commercial pilot, PADI DiveMaster, and Maya ethnographer who has lived Mexico’s Yucatan, Belize, British Columbia interior, and almost everywhere in Ontario. Her extensive travels include intensive exploration of Kenya, Morocco, Tanzania, Portugal, Spain, Germany, France, India, Australia, Peru, Cuba, and the Maya Lands of Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. Her volunteer experience includes translation, photography, and teaching in Kenya, Honduras, and Guatemala. www.lol... full info

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