Coffee ceremony

Always with grass, incense, and a traditionally dressed woman who roasts the beans, then brews the coffee over charcoal heat.

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Ethiopia - the heart of Africa

August 15th 2010
Whirlwind exploration of Ethiopia, well, the Wondo Genet watershed region towards the south to be exact, with a few days of Addis Ababa and the Bale mountains thrown in. I was very confused when told that we would be going to Ethiopia for our summer tropical forestry course. Forests? in Ethiopia? I was pleasantly surprised. We visited working forests, sacred forests, public forests that are b ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia » Oromia Region » Awasa

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

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