15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Hot tea in a cave

Steaming, hot mint tea being poured and served in a traditional mountain dwelling owned by a lovely lady (shown in the picture). The cave house has curved ceilings and walls and is located in the Middle Atlas in Morocco. Living in a cave house is cozy and Eco-friendly; keeps cool in scolding summers and the cold out in freezing winters. Families have been living like this for centuries. The woman and her family has been living here all her life and could never dream of moving away - Why should she?

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Date Taken: 03.2017
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Morocco
Copyright: © Dorte Verner