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Land Cruising Nouakchott

AFRICAN CONTINENT
Travel countries: Mauritania

EXPERIENCE
Night above Nouakchott

2013 12 14

Land Cruising the city of sand and hunger

Even if you feel like you have seen all documentaries about poverty and know all statistics of hunger in developing countries – reality will always teach you in the most influencing way. On my way to the capital Nouakchott I was told by a local car seller, that there are no poor people here. Not believing what I heard, it did not take long to prove it wrong with my own eyes: the first people you meet on streets are children surrounding you with buckets for begs, Continue reading Land Cruising Nouakchott