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A camel on the beach at Nouakchott, two children silhouetted at the water's edge behind it
Two riders on white horses galloping along the Atlantic beach at Nouakchott
Footprints in the sand on the long empty beach at Nouakchott, lone figure walking in the distance
Hibiscus juice at Le Soultane, a fisherman silhouetted against the silver ocean behind
Grilled fish with rice and chips at Le Soultane, the ocean visible through the beach shack behind
Trying on a traditional blue Mauritanian headwrap in the market in Nouakchott
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Grilled fish on the Atlantic in Mauritania. Camels on the beach. Worth it.
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Le Soultane

Nouakchott is not on most people's itinerary. It probably should be on more. It's a proper city on the Atlantic edge of the Sahara — not obviously pretty, not set up for tourists, genuinely itself. The market in town is worth a few hours before you head out to the beach.

Camels, horses, grilled fish, the Atlantic. I don't know how else to explain Mauritania but this is a start.

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