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Bug Buffet

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December 22nd 2009
Geo: 31.3958, -5.92163Some crazy storms last night - howling winds and rain, made it difficult to sleep. There was also this loud banging, perhaps the metallic door that leads up to the rooftop terrace was flexing in the wind. And I haven't heard this until today since I normally sleep with earplugs, but at dawn there was the Muslim call to prayer, creating an ethereal hum that seemingly e ... read more

Africa » Morocco

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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