Colours were amazing, the working conditions were not so.

There's a souk

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November 5th 2010
Morocco has been a bit of a surprise, especially after my previous foray to the African continent. They've really got the tourism thing working well here and on a variety of levels. I was half expecting it to be like Egypt with that mixture of dirt, chaos and everyone wanting a part of you from when you clear immigration til the time you're safely back in the metal tube out of there. But it was no ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Marrakech

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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