Photo Essay: Getting Lost in the Souks of Marrakech | wildjunket

Crosby, Stills and Nash once sung of colored cottons hanging in the air and cobras being charmed in the square in their hit ‘Marrakech Express’ and photographer Laura Cook went in search of some of that Morrocan magic in February. Marrakech is a shopper’s dream and a shopper’s nightmare; crowded streets heaving with will-versed salesmen and everything comes at a price and yet the fourth largest city in Morocco still has a hypnotic allure for tourists and locals alike.