according to legend madame bach to use to wait by a well in the desert looking after the belongings of the caravans the travellers would camp here in order to rest at. back to the well of back to. it was located at the crossroads for trade creates that link to the mediterranean with the heart of africa. timbuktu has always been a place of encounter and cultural transformation. here a new civilization emerged. united on the route to mecca the way north through a much use route. which as long as people and goods pass for through here jim back to flourish the. traders from the magreb also brought islam and their culture to west africa. the