johnsakura Says: On your way from Nouadhibou to El Mamghar you have at least 3 fishermen settements. Just 2 or 3 houses and some boats.On the picture you can see some boats on the water.This was the first kilometres we made after the big truck tracks of the inland region after Nouadhibou.
johnsakura Says: We had to stop for a night in the middle of the desert. The way from Nouadhibou to ELMamghar was a bit hard and lots of hard tracks had to be done.After our guide got lost, we settlet before light went out completely.For more information on which animals you may find...
johnsakura Says: 4wd cars are pretty much better to drive these regions. We stoped at least twenty times to help our friends driving a Peugeot 505.
johnsakura Says: This fishermen wanted to make a picture with me.People somehow are more receptive to photograph that I thought before. Many people came to me in Mauritania and asked to be photographed.Those boats are the local boats for artisanal fishing.
johnsakura Says: The most obvious threat to the Banc d'Arguin park has however been overfishing by international fleets in the waters just off the park - probably a direct cause behind the cultural and manageral transition of the Imraguen. Overfishing by mostly European Union vessels is...
johnsakura Says: The Great Sahara desert, a region of shifting sand dunes, forms the northern two thirds of the country. In fact some 40% of the country is covered by sand. Towards the south, the Sahara loses its intensity to the Sahelian steppes which receive a fairly low annual...
johnsakura Says: Usualy theres 3 main roads that connect Nouadhibou to Nouakchott. 2 inland roads one for 4WD and another for trucks, and the third road on the coast line only suitable for 4WD cars. To go from NDB to NKT you have to pass the park. There are some tracks only used by heavy...
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The Banc d'Arguin National Park

The Banc d'Arguin National Park is located on the Atlantic desert-coast of Mauritania, midway between the capital Nouakchott in the south and Nouadhibou in the north. Its shallow, marshy waters,...
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