Ethiopia is a beautiful country with friendly, pro-western population, and an incredible history with a number of sites to visit.
They have the Simean Mountains, a part of the Great Rift Valley, Lake Tana (the headwaters of the Blue Nile, and source of most of the Nile River's water), great coffee plantations in the south (source of some of the world's finest coffee), the palaces of Gonder, the incredible hand-carved obelisks of Aksum, the Christian Orthodox churches of Lalibella which were carved into solid rock, and much much more.
The culture is rich, with color, traditional dance, a beautiful language (and beautiful women), good prices for travelers, and a pro-western, nominally democratic government.
Many people there speak English a little at least. They are hospitable, and will honor you with a traditional coffee ceremony.
With all this going for it, why is tourism not huge in Ethiopia?
2007-01-30
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