They buy it cheap and seal it for alote
1492 is the year he set sailed
A great ruler of France that cared about learning was Napoleon.
Generally they can no loger drive car in insurgent or formerly insurgent controlled areas, they must walk right along the side of the road so they don't get blown up by land mines. Generally many fled because land mines ruined their lives even after the insurgents left.
It was a prime spot, near teh water, and it connects Egypt and Mesopotamia
