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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 ...
Hundreds of residents from the remote villages of Morocco’s Aït Bouguemez valley launched a multi-day protest march this week ...
In Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains, a Chance to Disconnect Only an hour from Marrakech, the High Atlas Mountains offer the ideal place to unplug. By Juliet Izon • 05/21/25 7:00am.
Morocco pauses today to honor King Hassan II, a monarch who died 26 years ago but whose influence still echoes through the ...
The High Atlas Mountains run east to west across central Morocco. They're some of the wildest, most remote places in North Africa. Here's an audio postcard from a trek in the area.
Closed for centuries to outsiders, Moulay Idriss is a sacred place bathed in colour and tradition – and it makes a welcome respite from the crowds of Chefchaouen.
ATLAS MOUNTAINS, Morocco — Boujemaa and Aicha Ounasser are going home to their birthplace in the Atlas Mountains — to see whether anything is left of it. The brother and sister survived the ...
Morocco's earthquake last week hit thousands of people who live in traditional villages in the Atlas Mountains. NPR followed rescuers and saw just how hard it was getting to people in need. July ...
A mountain town in Morocco is still trying to rescue people from the rubble after the powerful earthquake Friday while it also serves as a hub for aid groups trying to get to even more remote places.
A mountain town in Morocco is still trying to rescue people from the rubble after the powerful earthquake Friday while it also serves as a hub for aid groups trying to get to even more remote places.