Oulata Oualata is great. But getting there is even greater. It involves at least several days of hard, hot and dusty rides in jeeps. The best place to come to to get top Oualate is Nema, the market town of the region. The attraction of the town lies both in the fact that you can't get there any other then making your way through miles and miles of desert and in the beauty of the richely decorated houses. It's the women who ornament the walls of the houses, using all kinds of materials, but mainly gypsum and clay. The doors of the houses are highly decorated too. The real problem with Oulata is that it is slowly dying. Not many people like to live here any more. And as much as you will like a visit to the town, can you blame them?
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