A paperback volume of 536 pages, in 15 x 21 cm format. 674 Color illustrations. Color laminated cover. Three seasons and several months of confinement were necessary to carry out the survey of 1,838 waypoints for 66 routes totaling 14,711 kilometers. The result is commensurate with the effort expended.
A changing country, a developing country, Mauritania, not deeply affected by colonization, largely nomadic just three decades ago, although it remains very attached to its traditions, does not always evolve towards modernism at best. This country, with a rich historical past, made up of several races, ethnicities and tribes speaking several languages and dialects, is a fascinating country. both harsh and austere, full of human warmth but which cannot be appreciated at first glance. Land of contrasts, in nature as in society: we love it or we hate it, but it never leaves us indifferent.
It is not a country that one visits superficially to retain some exotic images. You have to be passionate about it, quarrel with it, sometimes have fun with it, then let the sandstorm flatten, equalize, sand away experiences and feelings, to preserve only the essentials. In this way we can understand this country, through an initiation test, in short. But it's worth it. says Jean Finore in the presentation of Mauritania on his site.
