Mekele market

Last Stop before Addis

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January 8th 2010
Geo: 13.4967, 39.4753We traveled by land from Hawzien to Mekele - and easy 2 - 2 1/2 hour drive on mostly paved road. Mekele is a very new city relatively speaking and it is very progressive. You can see and feel the difference from where we have been as soon as you reach the outskirts of the city. Instead of dusty, rocky streets congested with sheep, cattle and donkey traffic, it was paved and ... 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