Dusty roads, verdant plains mark this land of contrasts. (Ethiopia)(Travel)

From: Insight on the News | Date: April 29, 1996| Author: Barraclough, Colin | Copyright information

Ethiopia has more fertile land than Westerners think it has. Rare animals, such as the Simien fox and walia ibex, make Ethiopia their home. African, Egyptian and Judaic cultures have influenced the Ethiopian highlanders.

Despite its reputation in the West, Ethiopia has the most fertile land in eastern Africa. It also is home to some of the rarest animals in the world and spectacular, if inaccessible, landscapes.

The clattering of hooves on stone roused me from sleep. Outsi...

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