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Real Name: Joao Pedro dos Santos Jesus da Silva Leitao
Lives In: Lviv, UA
Member Since: May 24, 2003
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Local Customs: Dromadaries
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  • People have camels to have milk which they drink a lot, and also to provide meat. Mauritanians eat a lot of camel meat.

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    Local Customs: Camel milk
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  • Here's Nana, our friend taking milk out of the camel. You can see the little one trying to drink also.

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    Local Customs: Nomad tents
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  • Many people in Chinguetti have a house in the new part of town along with another one in the middle of the desert a bit spread arround Chinguetti itself. This one is located 10km away from the town direction Atar.

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    Local Customs: Islam
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  • Islam is the main religion in Mauritania. Remember the name of the country is: Islamic Republic of Mauritania. Islam here is very strong. If you're used to more relaxed countries like Morocco, you'll notice the difference here.

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    Local Customs: Goats
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  • Like elsewhere in the country all cities have goats hanging around the streets. They are free to go wherever they want and desire. This picture was taken inside the old town of Chinguetti not far from the old mosque. Here this house is destryoed.

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    Local Customs: Local house
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  • this is how a local house looks like in the new part of town. If you see the outside walls of a hosue thise is how it look inside. Usually houses have a patio and maybe 5 up to 6 different houses inside the walls.

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    Comments for johnsakura about Chinguetti
    cazz38 Thu Oct 13, 2005 21:55 UTC
     Wow,what a fantastic page.Stunning pictures.
    kultura Fri Feb 11, 2005 04:56 UTC
     lovely place. on my wish list!
    euzkadi Fri May 28, 2004 06:45 UTC
     Wow what a page, i once tried to visit Mauritania, but i couldn´t, thanks for bringing me a part of this country...Tío, que pasada de informacion...felicidades por la pagina
    sachara Thu May 27, 2004 21:51 UTC
     Wonderful, that you have made a page of Chinguetti !! Great travelogues. Spending the night in the desert in a nomad tent must be marvellous.

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