by Lucas Peters | Jan 25, 2007 | Casablanca, Morocco Articles
Founded in the seventh century by the Berbers, and it remained a small independent country known as Anfa, until the Almoravids conquered it in 1068. Merinids took over in the fourteenth century and she gained importance as port city. The Portuguese destroyed the... by Lucas Peters | Jan 25, 2007 | Atlas Mountains, Morocco Articles
The High Atlas, often referred to as the Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, forms a sort of wall that keeps precipitation localized to certain valleys. The Draa Valley and the Ourika Valley are two regions that receive an ample supply of rainfall annually, which results... by Lucas Peters | May 19, 2006 | Morocco Articles
Want to know how to travel safely in Morocco? Read Chris’ tale of survival during an “insurgent attack”. All I wanted was to buy a Berber rug. The last thing I expected was to be the focal point of a terrorist plot. The reports of terrorism in...