Typical Konso roof tops

This fine tradition takes all the sadness away from breaking a pot. "Don't worry, you didn't destroy the pot! You made a roof decoration!"

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A Cultural Tour through Ethiopia's Omo Valley

November 17th 2005
People organize themselves in every imaginable way. In the Konso villages of southern Ethiopia's Omo Valley, everything is close and inside. 7-foot thick neatly stacked stone walls surround entire villages, offering protection from hyenas and other outsiders. Narrow stone pathways wind between houses packed tightly together. Every so often, when the village is bursting at the seams, another wall i ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia

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

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