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AUTHORS’ JOURNEYS
Between the sea and
the desert, Mauritania
keeps its oldest
secrets: landscapes
that seem frozen
in time, routes that
were once the world’s
lifeblood, and cities
where the echo of
ancient caravans can
still be heard.
Between the Atlantic and the Saha-
ra, Mauritania stretches out as a
land suspended between two bru-
tal forces: the sea and the desert.
There are no half measures here. The dunes
never end, the cities seem from another cen-
tury, and the wind is not a mere detail—it’s
the constant backdrop. This is not an easy
country, nor does it pretend to be. It is dry,
vast, radical. That’s where its beauty lies.
Few truly know it. And perhaps that is why it
still preserves something rare today: authen-
ticity. There are no tourist wrappings. There
are ruins that outlast the sand, oases where
time stands still, caravans that still cross as
they once did. And on the coast, where the
Sahara is cut off, the ocean pounds empty
beaches beneath endless skies.
This is not a destination for those seeking
comfort. It’s for those who want to see what
remains when the noise disappears. In the
following pages, we travel through the coun-
try’s most intense circuits: the rocky tracks
of Tagant, the ghost towns of Adrar, the still
waters of Banc d’Arguin, and the thunder of
the Desert Train. This journey is not a post-
card—it’s a journey and a real adventure.
Photo: MP-Timinit
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