Donkeys can be ski lifts

if you can afford to rent them. As Peace Corps Volunteers we opted to walk out of town to the ski lift and saved out money for a big tajine at lunch time.

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Ski Africa

January 29th 2007
This hasn’t been the best year for snow, but last week we got the rain the farmers have been praying for and I decided I couldn’t wait any longer to go find the ski area called Oukaimden. I hadn’t heard much about it, though one woman from my gym said she had been there. It’s on the map and with that knowledge I figured it had to exist. Skiing isn’t a very popular sport in Morocco. Most ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Souss-Massa-Draâ » Oukaimden

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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