Things to find in Ethiopia

What the map holds here

• Lalibela, the rock-hewn churches Cave
  Eleven medieval churches carved DOWN into solid volcanic rock in the Ethiopian highlands in the 12th-13th centuries, connected by tunnels and trenches, the most famous, Bete Giyorgis, cut as a perfect cross sunk into the ground....
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• Welo opal Gem & mineral ground
  Ethiopia rewrote the opal market. Opal was found in volcanic ash beds in Wollo (Welo) province around 2008, hydrophane opal that plays every colour and, unusually, can absorb water and turn temporarily clear. Ethiopia is now one...
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