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Afar Life Under The Volcano

By on 5. January 2011 in Ethiopia
Afar village with the Erta Ale volcano in the background, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

Afar village with the Erta Ale volcano in the background, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

At the end of this lung-blowing journey waits Erta Ale. In Afar language this means “Smoking Mountain”, not a bad name for one of the most active volcanoes worldwide and one of five that has a permanent lava lake. Continue Reading →

Afar Salt Mines

By on 4. January 2011 in Ethiopia
Afar worker in the salt mines of Dallol, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

Afar worker in the salt mines of Dallol, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

Young men slave away in these salt fields from dusk to dawn, an hour’s walk from the village. None of us would have dreamed doing this hike, but for the Afar and Tigrians, this is only the warm up for a long day of lifting, breaking and chiseling chunks of salt from the ground. Continue Reading →