Western sahara

Traveling aboard the Iron Ore train at night is painful, literally. We have seat backs, but the upholstered seats themselves have long since been removed. Were it not for Sheldon’s blow-up mattress, we could add sore bums to the list of discomforts we endure. For a start the window does not close, so sand constantly Read More...

Green march - Massira el Khadra 1975 .

For Independence and Peace - FPolisario [Frente Polisario]’, Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America, Havana, Cuba, 1979. The Polisario are the main national liberation organization fighting for Western Sahara’s independence from Morocco.

Southern Morocco and Western Sahara - a road trip from Taroudant to Tafraoute

Physical map of Western Sahara showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about Western Sahara.

The incredible mud #architecture of Mali.

1907 Scott 21 4c red "King Alfonso XIII" Quick History Rio de Oro, geographically along the Atlantic ocean in the southern portion of Spanish (Western) Sahara in northwest Africa, became a Spanish protectorate in 1884 (Berlin Conference). Rio de Oro The capital was Villa Cisnernos, and the population was reported to be 24,000. The reality is there is no gold there (despite the name), and the landscape is bleak indeed, with essentially no precipitation, although fog is found along the coast…

Mauritània - Gener 2011