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ancient sahara town, come here to see spices, camels, and dusty crumbling ruins

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In the summer of 2005 I traveled around morocco doing a summer abroad program at alkhawayn university.

ancient sahara town, come here to see spices, camels, and dusty crumbling ruins

yea so this is merzouga sand dunes

Risanni is like the place of origin of the current ruling family of Morocco from the eary medieval period of Morocco.  This is a town full of wonder and awe and is a really great experience to visit.  As you can see from my pictures, the town is full of tauregs, who are the blue people of the desert, and they serve as guides to the many ancient sites of the town.  Much of the area is in disaray, and there is an ancient royal palace, and a masoleum to the founder of the dynasty but it is off limit to non muslims, but if you want to become a muslim you can register as one... but I imagine that would piss a lot of people off! 

It is also a good place to arrange for your sahara tours, which will be a hell of an experience.  One of the things of note is that there are some true luxery options for sahara tours, so be sure to check out the price to make sure you get something you can afford.! 

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yea so this is merzouga sand dunes
yea so this is merzouga sand dunes
ancient ruins
ancient ruins
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the hotel has a pool... very nice
the hotel has a pool... very nice
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my friend posing in front of an
the gold thing contains bread!
the gold thing contains bread!
looking good
looking good
me inside of a ruin.
me inside of a ruin.
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As you can see everything is con
some arches... naybe roman influen…
some arches... naybe roman influ
the guy in blue is a taureg tour g…
the guy in blue is a taureg tour
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arch
nice shades SteveO
nice shades SteveO
the ladies like their beds
the ladies like their beds
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flower power
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