Travel

Rural-Tourism in Northern Morocco

Can rural tourism in northern Morocco thrive among the fields of marijuana? 

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The mountains of the Rif are best known for the cultivation of marijuana, but contain walking tracks with spectacular outlooks and unique wildlife. Rural tourism operators are trying to attract more hikers from Europe to admire the views.
Rural Tourism in the Rif Mountains

In Morocco’s Rif mountains, visions of a community-based sustainable tourism economy are being weighed down by hardships familiar to the region.

Extreme Sports in Iran

For a few Iranian extreme athletes, each abyss is a new challenge waiting to be conquered only with thin ropes and their sense of balance. For slackliners, the lofty heights offer an escape from the strict rules that dominate their ordinary lives.

Walking the slackline in the city