when Mauritania gained independence in 1960, the plan of building a new road linking the capital, Nouakchott, to the east arose as a primary political issue. The road, called Route de l'espoir -Road of Hope "began to be built in the early seventies, ending in Nema in the early eighties after covering 1 200 km, thus ending the isolation of six regions with the richest agricultural and agro-pastoral.
In recent years, this road has become a major tourist destination where you can find the seas of sand and savanna Trarza Maurer The Abiod , in the mythical Sahel.
Links:
Youtube: Video showing the path of Hope.
Sergi Fernández: Video Sergi made his final challenge in cycling across the Sahara, part of the route runs through the Road of Hope.
Sources: Wikipedia
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