Visit a Berber village. ... The Atlas Mountains were also home to several Jewish communities in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Mike McHugo has known all about these Berber qualities since the 1970s, when he first came trekking here. An adventurous traveller from England, his mountain guide back then was a Berber, Omar Ait ...

Reuters photographer Youssef Boudlal travelled to the High Atlas mountains in Morocco to document the lives of the Berber people. "It took a ten-hour drive from Casablanca to get to the mountain ...

A detour from Marrakech to the High Atlas Mountains brings stillness, surprise and a deeper connection to Morocco’s cultural heart. ... A Berber village. Courtesy Juliet Izon.

I went because: Mystery, exoticism, food, colors, history, romance - Morocco has it all. This Berber village in the High Atlas Mountains was charming. Don't miss: Essaouira. All of the benefits of ...

Trek through mountain passes to Berber villages where once only traders and shepherds visited. ... But upon arrival in the village of Imlil, the highest of the High Atlas mountains seems to soften.

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.