En route

Spain/Morocco 2014

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March 22nd 2014
Week 3/ 4 Our final evening in the desert was spent in the hotel restaurant, enjoying a tasty meal and listening to an 'open mic' session of drumming. A good way to unwind after quite an eventful day. With Hammid as our leader, we headed to the Todra Gorge and the village of Tamtattouche. En route we stopped at a desert like plain and were shown an ancient irrigation system ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz

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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