Slums of Casablanca

In the center of Casablanca, there is an area with a "cardboard house." Such houses in the area more than a hundred in each of these people live. It has all the necessary infrastructure: shops, cafes, a mosque, a casino. In the slums, I spent a few days. Blogger Ilya Varlamov during his travels he met with all the people, they showed me their homes, played with me in the cards, took the money ...

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Here's what this area. Against the background of visible stone houses wealthy Moroccans.





All houses are built of trash, trimmed inside the cardboard.



Despite the apparent squalor of housing here is very clean. People are well clothed, some not even smell.



Gradually the house settles, lean, trim rust and collapses.



This is the central area, where residents gather and discuss the weather.



View of the local mosque.



This is a common street, here the bird walk.



On the whole area there is one water tap, there is always something happening, wash clothes, filled cans.



Over time, the house fuse, forming a picturesque passages.



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People live behind the curtains.



In the most affluent homes have doors!



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If the house starts to leak, it's just sew.



In the local market is always a lot of fresh vegetables.



And green ...



People come here, and residents of neighboring houses, the products are cheaper.



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As I said, the people here are very neat.



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The walls of some houses are decorated with old advertising banners.



The bed is usually made on the meter height. It looks like the average home. If the owner is asleep, it closes the shutter.



This cafe. Wash dishes in a bucket, the water is changed infrequently.



Stove is a barrel of wood on it in the old oil-fried seafood. Fish is the most popular product, it is possible to catch in the ocean.



Cardboard ceiling thoroughly imbued with oil. The walls are decorated with packets of juice. Inside a very strong smell.



This cafe, here playing cards. The first night I was offered to play here my camera, I politely refused.



It is a local shop, there are cast from tin some blanks.



Gambling club "Carton," I have three days rubbed into the trust, to get here.



Locals ...



I understand that this guy is the most important. On the first day he asked me to arrange a tour. Going into the center of the village, he invited me to give him all the money. The money I had with me a little bit, about $ 10. He carefully considered and took him. Then I asked to turn out his pockets.



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