"Sand and more sand" Mauritania by eeyan

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Mauritania wasn't a place that I had ever planned on visiting but due to the cancelling of the 1992 elections in Algeria ( and the subsequent violence)we made a detour.
You could enter the country from the south but you weren't allowed to leave via the north.
Ultimately we hired a local guide who took us around the gaurdposts and into the Western Sahara for a fee. He only told us about the minefield after we crossed it!
We received a genuinely warm welcome from the Morroccan army though.

Pros and Cons

Cons:The sand gets everywhere

Last visit to Mauritania: Apr 1993
Intro Written Jul 7, 2003
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Bwana_Brown Apr 11, 2004 at 2:53 PM

Great insight into this infrequently visited part of Africa!!
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seratonin Oct 15, 2003 at 11:31 PM

Great pictures! Mauretania must be a great destination! I am almost jealous that you made it there ;-) !
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XenoHumph Jul 22, 2003 at 11:59 AM

Wow! Great desert, great travel! thanks for sharing!
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tini58de Jul 22, 2003 at 11:51 AM

Quite an adventure - great to read about it, Ian!!
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sachara Jul 20, 2003 at 11:40 PM

I like to read about your experience in this barren part of Mauritania.