Axum Zion Church

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Lalibela : Eighth Wonder of the World

Even if the fame of the Seven Wonders of the World has been outworn and the word "wonder" itself has been misused too often, the visitor will rediscover its true meaning, when faced with the rock churches of Lalibela.Ever since the first European to describe Lalibela, Francisco Alvarez, came to this See more details

The Omo People

The country has more than 80 different languages and great cultural diversity. It is not without reason that the great historian, Conti-Rossini, characterized Ethiopia as a rich cultural mosaic.Three thousand years before the birth of Christ the ancient Egyptians sent expeditions down the Red sea in See more details

Gondar : The Camelot of Africa

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Discover Addis Ababa

Wide tree-lined streets, fine architecture, glorious weather, and the incongruity of donkey trains trolling along the boulevards make Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, a delightful place to explore. It is a city of surprises characterized by remarkable di­versity and contrasts.Abundant eucalypt See more details

Timkat : The Feast of Epiphany

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eden_rockThe country has more than 80 different languages and great cultural diversity. It is not without reason that the great historian, Conti-Rossini, characterized Ethiopia as a rich cultural mosaic.

Three thousand years before the birth of Christ the ancient Egyptians sent expeditions down the Red sea in quest of gold, ivory, incense, and slaves, they called this territory ‘The Land of Punt’. Although this term was used for both sides of the Red Sea, most of the goods seem to have come from the Ethiopian area. Today Ethiopia is a rich cultural mosaic due to its eighty different languages and dialects and as many, if not more, cultural variations. Semitic languages are spoken in the North and much of the centre of the country, including Tigrinya, Guraginya and Ethiopia’s official language, Amharic. All are derived from the ancient Ge’ez which today only survives in church liturgy and literature.

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