Candle light vigil.

Our hotel in Imlil (Hotel Cafe Aksoual) had a customary rooftop, where we (Lib, my classmate Elizabeth (pictured) and I) sat and talked with our new friend George, a freelance writer and photographer doing a piece on the role of the international film industry in Morocco. For example, just above Imlil is the monastery built for Martin Scorcese's Kundun (now the five-star boutique hotel, Kasbah de Toubkal), about the early life of the current Dalai Lama.

The ascent to Toubkal: Selling our souls and our physical well-being to Africa's second highest peak

November 2nd 2007
From the rocky desert outside the city our taxi pointed toward the vague outline of the High Atlas mountains, eventually climbing through low red hills until the turns grew tighter and we were deposited in our small-town mountain destination. Imlil is the sleepy Berber town that exists primarily as a starting-point for trekkers who set out to hike the Toubkal region and summit Toubkal, Africa’s ... 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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