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Hippos, Crocodiles, Pelicans, and Sunsets

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November 11th 2008
Vasara writing…when we drove to Arba Minch, we took a boat to Lake Chomo. It wasn’t so simple to just go to the lake. We first had to get our tickets from the National Park office. Mom and Dad weren’t happy because we had to pay tourist prices which is a lot of money. We drove 30 minutes through mud and swamp to get to the lake. A taxi coming back got stuck in the deep mud. 15 Ethiopian men ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia » Addis Ababa Region

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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