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- Written by: Jörg Heierli
- Category: Morocco
Marrakech-Guelmim
14.12.2018
It doesn’t take long time to say goodbye to all the people of Pikala Bikes. Some might have wanted that I would stay longer. But I have to go. The desert is calling me.
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- Written by: Jörg Heierli
- Category: Morocco
27.11.2018
I arrive at noon at the Pikala Bikes Organisation. The big sign “Holland Bicycle Atelier” is placed over the entrance of a big Hall. Inside this hall a little mess. Art Bikes, Bikes for rent, standing around, Tandems and mountain bikes hanging from the walls. In the back part there is the reparation shop with all the tools needed to repair anything. Three dogs and a cat roaming around and make some noise from time to time.
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- Written by: Jörg Heierli
- Category: Morocco
Pikala is the Moroccan name for Bicycle. And it is an organisation located in the heart of Marrakech. Founded by Cantal Bakker, a woman from the Netherlands, it is not only a simple rent-a-bike shop. It is a social Company. They train young Moroccans to become mechanics, they import and restore bikes from Holland and sell them cheaply, organise tours, repair bikes, set up art projects and most important, Pikala is a meeting point for locals and tourists.
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