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Dances with Baboons (or Simply Trekking in the Simien Mountains)

January 13th 2011
As we drove the long, very bumpy road north of Gonder, I kept my eyes peeled for some sign of the mighty Simien Mountains that I would soon be trekking. But it seemed they were nowhere to be seen. All around were gently rolling hills. Where were the mountains, the highest in Ethiopia? It wasn’t till we practically were falling off the edge that I realized that in fact we actually HAD been ... read more
Africa » Ethiopia » Amhara Region » Simien Mountains

Ethiopian Flag 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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