Lukas Lalibela

Lukas Loves Lalibela

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January 18th 2009
Lukas writing… Our Christmas day was different than any others. We drove to Lalibela, which is one of the most famous places in Ethiopia. It is really amazing there. It is high on a mountain - the village has about 9000 people, just like our town of Riverside. When we got there we found a hotel, and then climbed a hill to watch the sunset because we heard it is very beautiful. While we were wai ... 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