In wetern part of the Souss-Massa-Draâ district the mountains of the High Atlas adjoin the ones of the Anti Atlas. Geologically Africa, the african plate, begins here. These mountains are a little lower and smoother than in High Atlas but just as dry and poorly populated by Berber tribes on the eastern side. The more we reach the western parts - closer to the Atlantic Ocean - life comes back. Just some km north of Tafraout the valley of the Ammeln is an attraction for its ancient villages and long cultivated traditions. Especially the Ksars on top of villages and their aged wardens are scenic. They reveal how it was and still is to live and survive here.