TRAVELLIVE 3 - 2018

Above
photos:
Hamer
women
arrive at
the weekly
market
in Tumi
market
Ethiopia is truly a world apart, a country I had
read about in my teenage years and that had
been on my bucket list for a very long time. I
will always remember the night we landed in
Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. It was
like a dream come true.
All that I had imagined for years about this
enchanting land was coming to life, right from
when we took our first steps in the capital.
Majestic and overwhelming, Ethiopia is Africa
in all its magic and wonder. An outstanding
country with tribal areas in the South, that
seem to have remain unchanged since
the dawn of humanity. The North of the
country offers monolithic churches that defy
understanding of contruction, obelisks and
castles from the past, and authentic religious
processions. Ethiopia is a country filled with
buzzing markets, wonderful sounds, friendly
smiles, and a joy for life that I have not seen
anywhere else.
Visit Mursi triBE in tHE
soutH
We were first headed to the South of Ethiopia,
to the Omo Valley, to meet the Hamers,
Mursi, Karo, Surma and Bodi tribes.
Mursi people live in a remote area of
Ethiopia. They live in perfect harmony with
the environment. They form a homogeneous
group, governed by ancient beliefs and
rituals. They have little interaction, peaceful
or otherwise, with the other peoples of the
region and fight fiercely with spears and
assault rifles against cattle rustling and
kidnapping of women perpetrated by other
peoples in their territories.
The North ofEthiopia is filled with buzzing markets,
wonderful sounds, friendly smiles, and a joy for life that I have not seen anywhere else.
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