Bet Amanuel, Lalibela

Lalibela and Bahir Dar

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June 1st 2010
The scenery on the drive to Lalibela was spectacular, impressive mountain ranges soared up around us as we climbed slowly (less than 20km/hr) then upon reaching the top, a plateau at about 2800m that went as far as the eye could see, a patchwork of fields of different colours. Lalibela is not what we expected. It really is in the middle of nowhere and is just a big village. Despite being a big ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia

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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