Morocco 055a

Hidden Cedar Tree

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September 27th 2012
Well last night the worst thing happened, it rained! In a country that's mostly dessert you hope to evade such weather, though it was only for an hour in the night, then it was gone. In the morning we packed up and headed for the cedar forest south of Ifrane. The route down was quite easy, so we stopped at a nice, clean town called Imozzér-el-Kandar for supplies. So while Dave watched the tru ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Meknès-Tafilalet » Azrou

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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