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Watersellers, Place Djmaa El Fna, Marrakech  
   

Watersellers, Place Djmaa El Fna, Marrakech

I don't think these guys actually make money selling water anymore - it all comes from charging tourists for photos of them in their traditional garb.
Farewell Morocco: Marrakech to Istanbul

April 11th 2008
After we returned from south of the High Atlas to Marrakech so Kate could travel back to North Carolina for a family gathering, she spent a furious last day of shopping around our neighborhood in the Ville Nouvelle looking for gifts for the folks back home and then trying to pack up all her spoils. Hassan, our innkeeper at the Hotel Toulousaine, was kind enough to take her to the airport for her ... read more
Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Marrakech

Moroccan Flag 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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