The Great Rift Valley is a geological ensemble consisting of a series of faults, ridges and rifts stretching for about 6,000 kilometers in length from north to south and 40 to 60 kilometers in width from Levant to Southern Africa through the Red Sea and the great African lakes.[wikipedia.org]
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The interior of the Rift and its escarpments – the western shore of Lake Natron.
Author: Clem23 — Travail personnel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Source: commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2204942
Image of « ash cone » from the summit of Mount Meru (Tanzania)
Author: Galano. Source: commons.wikimedia.org
Hornito in the crater of Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania
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The Dallol volcano, puddle of acid and formation of salt, sulfur and other minerals
Author: Hervé Sthioul. source: commons.wikimedia.org
The road to and around Lake Natron led through Africa’s famous Rift Valley. It presented moment after stunning moment of new sights – both cultural and natural. Highlights included time spent with members of the local Maasai tribes, including a stop at a local market, a number of craftswomen selling their jewelry at a volcanic crater.
Author: Alex Berger. Source: flickr.com
African sunrise, Ndutu, Tanzania, East Africa
Author: Diana Robinson. Source: flickr.com
Simien Mountains Landscape, Ethiopia
Author: A. Davey.Source: commons.wikimedia.org
The round stone, mud and daub houses in Lalibela, Ethiopia. The people there call them « old houses » in contrast to the « new houses » which are square due to their use of corregated tin roofing (which only comes in square panels).
Author: Tim & Annette Gulick. Source: flickr.com
Sipi, Kapchorwa, Ouganda
Author: stttijn. Source: flickr.com
Author: Leandro Neumann Ciuffo. Source: flickr.com
Mountain Gorillas, in Volcanoes National Park Rwanda.
Author: Travelling Pooh. Source: flickr.com
Male lion drinking at the watering hole, Ndutu, Tanzania
Author: Diana Robinson. Source: flickr.com
Tarangire National Park, Manyara, Tanzania, East Africa.
Author: Allan Hopkins.Source: flickr.com
The Maasai
The Maasai constitute a population of semi-nomadic herders and warriors from East Africa, mainly living in central and south-western Kenya and northern Tanzania.
Author: Mariamichelle. Source: pixabay.com
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That's awesome
Beautiful and interesting
:)
Where life originated! We were there long ago and have never forgotten.
yeeeees, Our ancestors lived there for 7 million years :))
Bonjour, quelles belles photos, merci pour ce beau partage; bonne journée MTH
à ton plaisir , ma chère Marie
This is a wonderful collection depicting a beautiful part of our world.
thanks dear Camie
I have heard of Rift Valley, but now I have a far better understanding. My niece has worked with a community and nuns that were give land by the government in Kitenga, Tanzania (northeast TZ) to build a very large girl's school for 1,500 girls K-12. According to the map, it looks like it is in the area. Your photographs give me a better idea of the terrain. It's beautiful.
At your service, my dear Patricia
I am taking a course on Africa, and just learned of the Great Rift, so I am glad to see the images. I wish you peace these days in Morocco, as I have been following the news as best as I can.
Thank you and good luck, my dear Elizabeth
Wonderful post with interesting facts - thank you 😺💕
:)
Outstanding photos and very interesting to see other cultures and their world.
yeees , dear :)
Loved your photos. I can't wait for my safari in December.
I wish you a wonderful journey. But attention, human conditions (social, economic, political, cultural ...) are very bad
Yes I know but thank you. I think I am going to find that very confronting.
Be very careful, my dear friend ;)