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Near a Mursi village, Ethiopia, in the most inexpensive hotel in the whole trip.
The South of Ethiopia is populated by tribes which, even living close to each other, are completely different. They have only one thing in common: they charge tourists two birrs per photo. Although it is only 15 cents of a euro, the system create so much pressure on the photographer that you have to think twice before taking each picture. Particularly when the “burnt faces” learn to count the pictures taken, counting the clicks that they hear.
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Axum, Ethiopia, where the Ark of the Covenant is said to be guarded.
Politics is not an exception in the singularity of Ethiopia either. There are many records that prove it. First, it is the only country in Africa that was never colonized. Mussolini tried to invade but 5 years later, the Italians had to run away and come back to their refuge in Eritrea. Secondly, their king ruled more years than any other Monarch in the world in the XX century. So long that he even lost his mind and nobody ever dared to argue his crazy decisions. If that was not enough, in 20 years they went from being an absolute monarchy, to a communist country to end up as a capitalist country. All these swings put it at the end of the line of the world development, which is going to be difficult to overcome as long as the most of its population has no running water.
Axum, Ethiopia, where the Ark of the Covenant is said to be guarded.
13 months of sunshine. This is the lure that the government of Ethiopia uses to attract tourists. As most of the marketing, it is only a half-true, but do not bet which half is the truth, because you would lose. Their year has 13 months, but in the summer it’s difficult to see the sun. Ethiopia is a strange country; where nothing is what it seems, and everything is different from what is expected. Perhaps that’s the reason it is so special.
