Moulay Brahim was once a happy place for Sami Sensis. The village is located high in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains, and its scenery, the fresh air, the friendly people drew his parents there nearly ...

HIGH ATLAS MOUNTAINS, Morocco — When we set off on foot from a tiny mountain town called Imlil, it was still early, the sky purple. The peaks towering above the valley were just visible in the ...

Survivors of the Sept. 8 earthquake return to devastated villages. "This was our paradise," says a 74-year-old woman. "Everyone in this village is like family to me, and our family is now shattered." ...

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Morocco's devastating earthquake last week hit thousands of people who live in traditional villages high in the Atlas Mountains, and helping them has been fraught with difficulty.

The Dolomites, Atlas Mountains and Portillo, Chile–three must-visit peak places for 2025. Courtesy of Pinterest. If you're looking for mountain air and wondering where to go, there are three ...

The people of the Atlas Mountains have faced isolation and hardship for centuries and endured. Theirs is a story of strength and determination, of a culture that persists in the face of adversity.

Berber women wash a child in Ait Sghir village in the High Atlas region of Morocco February 14, 2015. The snowy foothills of the High Atlas mountains in Morocco are home to several Berber villages ...

The towns and villages of the Atlas Mountains were building a thriving tourist economy. The devastation of the earthquake puts that in doubt. By Vivian Yee and Aida Alami Reporting from the ...