Dallol Hydrothermal area

Ethiopia - Danakil Depression and last day

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April 14th 2024
In the morning, we woke fairly early and had a quick breakfast before setting back out to the salt flats. Here, we were heading to the opposite end than the lake and it was flat and open, so the cars hauled it. This was our last adventure in this area and the highlight. Dallol Hot Springs We stopped briefly for the sunrise (see previous post), and soon got to the base of the Danakil g ... read more

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Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule, with the exception of the 1936-41 Italian occupation during World War II. In 1974 a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (wh... ... read more