Agadir region : Immouzer

Leaving Agadir in Essaouira road, turn right to go to discover the village of Aourir and be guided by the recently paved road. Initially, the path begins between the yellow limestone mountains that streak further brown edges, evidence of the great earthquakes that raised these geological layers. 

The large loop-Agadir-Immouzzer Bigoudine-Agadir, totaling 210 km. But from 35 miles out of Agadir, the scenery is already total: mountains, canyons, waterfalls, palm trees and lost in the mountain villages. Take Immouzzer route is to take the road of a generous nature and wildlife. 

After the pass of Issi is a dive to the big palm Tamzerghout greet visitors where coexist palm, banana, olive and orange trees. In this descent, throughout the course of the shops have many fossils whose very famous ammonites Imouzzer Ida Outanane. 

Before regain altitude, route engages ten kilometers along which open loopholes that lead oases, canyons, villages, springs and natural pools which are called "potholes. "

Then finally reaches the village Immouzzer, with a superb view, and where we discover the famous waterfalls that residents have dubbed "the veil of the bride." The road continues up Bigoudine, a small picturesque village and joined the national road leading to Agadir. 

DISCOVER THE FOSSIL 

There are 70 million years, when the sea covered this area. The geological rebounded over the time to make way for the mountain range, taking more than 2000 m of marine sediment deposits. He is very aware of this fact to find while hiking fossils of oysters, mussels or other shellfish of Cretaceous. 

The famous ammonites Imouzzer are shells that can reach 60 cm in diameter. They have populated the oceans of the world that is over 100 million years. 

ARGANIERS, CAROB, EUPHORES 

The argan tree endemic to the region, is omnipresent. He is accompanied by carob, wild olive trees, whose fruits are highly appreciated by nomadic goats. 

Euphorbia covering the rock slabs produce a white latex that is being studied as a basis for a household recycling into compost for agriculture. 

HONEY THYME 

The area is famous for its production of honey thyme, more fragrant. Farmers still produce the traditional way and making this product a high quality honey. 

THE RUCHERS OF Inzerki 

The oldest traditional communal apiary world, is called to Taddart Inzerki or "Taddart or Guerram." IL is located in the rural town of Argana, 80 km north of Agadir. 

The apiary today consists of 279 boxes. Production is shared by several Douars tribe and is an ancestral heritage value. 

At 1000 meters above sea level, facing south for maximum sun, the apiary Inzerki is intelligently designed and implemented. Built of adobe, the apiary since its construction was passed from one generation to another. It worked in part to the severe floods of 1990 and 1996. 

The largest traditional collective hive world is reached after an approach with a 4x4 narrow track. In fields where many herbs, connecting past and present abound, this hive was passed from one generation to another since it was built in the nineteenth century.