Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.During five days they will go down from the Tigray to reach the mine, where they will work for a long and terrible day to bring the precious salt back to Mekele in the eastern tigray.
Danakil Depression on december 2007 in ETHIOPIA.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.During five days they will go down from the Tigray to reach the mine, where they will work for a long and terrible day to bring the precious salt back to Mekele in the eastern tigray.
Danakil Depression on december 2007 in ETHIOPIA.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.During five days they will go down from the Tigray to reach the mine, where they will work for a long and terrible day to bring the precious salt back to Mekele in the eastern tigray.
Danakil Depression on december 2007 in ETHIOPIA.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.During five days they will go down from the Tigray to reach the mine, where they will work for a long and terrible day to bring the precious salt back to Mekele in the eastern tigray.
Danakil Depression on december 2007 in ETHIOPIA.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.During five days they will go down from the Tigray to reach the mine, where they will work for a long and terrible day to bring the precious salt back to Mekele in the eastern tigray.
Danakil Depression on december 2007 in ETHIOPIA.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.During five days they will go down from the Tigray to reach the mine, where they will work for a long and terrible day to bring the precious salt back to Mekele in the eastern tigray.
Danakil Depression on december 2007 in ETHIOPIA.
Assale Lake,Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
The salt business is under the control of the Afar Tribes, the salt is the only resources of this muslim minority.
But the hard work is done by the christian people from Trigray. They have to break the hardand heavy plate of salt covering the ground and then to lift it with long wood stick. It's an inhuman work.
Then the Afar cut the plate to the good size. It's a difficult operation and the knowledge is secret.
Then the salt is cautiously load on the camel back.
Each camel carried 108 kilo of salt during five days back to Mekele.
The Ethiopian gouvernemt plane to built a road since years to increase the production and brake this monopole. But they have to face this warrior and independan group ready to fight to preserve theyr tresur.
Assale Lake,Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
The salt business is under the control of the Afar Tribes, the salt is the only resources of this muslim minority.
But the hard work is done by the christian people from Trigray. They have to break the hardand heavy plate of salt covering the ground and then to lift it with long wood stick. It's an inhuman work.
Then the Afar cut the plate to the good size. It's a difficult operation and the knowledge is secret.
Then the salt is cautiously load on the camel back.
Each camel carried 108 kilo of salt during five days back to Mekele.
The Ethiopian gouvernemt plane to built a road since years to increase the production and brake this monopole. But they have to face this warrior and independan group ready to fight to preserve theyr tresur.
Assale Lake,Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
The salt business is under the control of the Afar Tribes, the salt is the only resources of this muslim minority.
But the hard work is done by the christian people from Trigray. They have to break the hardand heavy plate of salt covering the ground and then to lift it with long wood stick. It's an inhuman work.
Then the Afar cut the plate to the good size. It's a difficult operation and the knowledge is secret.
Then the salt is cautiously load on the camel back.
Each camel carried 108 kilo of salt during five days back to Mekele.
The Ethiopian gouvernemt plane to built a road since years to increase the production and brake this monopole. But they have to face this warrior and independan group ready to fight to preserve theyr tresur.
Assale Lake,Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
The salt business is under the control of the Afar Tribes, the salt is the only resources of this muslim minority.
But the hard work is done by the christian people from Trigray. They have to break the hardand heavy plate of salt covering the ground and then to lift it with long wood stick. It's an inhuman work.
Then the Afar cut the plate to the good size. It's a difficult operation and the knowledge is secret.
Then the salt is cautiously load on the camel back.
Each camel carried 108 kilo of salt during five days back to Mekele.
The Ethiopian gouvernemt plane to built a road since years to increase the production and brake this monopole. But they have to face this warrior and independan group ready to fight to preserve theyr tresur.
Assale Lake,Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
The salt business is under the control of the Afar Tribes, the salt is the only resources of this muslim minority.
But the hard work is done by the christian people from Trigray. They have to break the hardand heavy plate of salt covering the ground and then to lift it with long wood stick. It's an inhuman work.
Then the Afar cut the plate to the good size. It's a difficult operation and the knowledge is secret.
Then the salt is cautiously load on the camel back.
Each camel carried 108 kilo of salt during five days back to Mekele.
The Ethiopian gouvernemt plane to built a road since years to increase the production and brake this monopole. But they have to face this warrior and independan group ready to fight to preserve theyr tresur.
Assale Lake,Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
The salt business is under the control of the Afar Tribes, the salt is the only resources of this muslim minority.
But the hard work is done by the christian people from Trigray. They have to break the hardand heavy plate of salt covering the ground and then to lift it with long wood stick. It's an inhuman work.
Then the Afar cut the plate to the good size. It's a difficult operation and the knowledge is secret.
Then the salt is cautiously load on the camel back.
Each camel carried 108 kilo of salt during five days back to Mekele.
The Ethiopian gouvernemt plane to built a road since years to increase the production and brake this monopole. But they have to face this warrior and independan group ready to fight to preserve theyr tresur.
Assale Lake,Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
The salt business is under the control of the Afar Tribes, the salt is the only resources of this muslim minority.
But the hard work is done by the christian people from Trigray. They have to break the hardand heavy plate of salt covering the ground and then to lift it with long wood stick. It's an inhuman work.
Then the Afar cut the plate to the good size. It's a difficult operation and the knowledge is secret.
Then the salt is cautiously load on the camel back.
Each camel carried 108 kilo of salt during five days back to Mekele.
The Ethiopian gouvernemt plane to built a road since years to increase the production and brake this monopole. But they have to face this warrior and independan group ready to fight to preserve theyr tresur.
Assale Lake,Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
The salt business is under the control of the Afar Tribes, the salt is the only resources of this muslim minority.
But the hard work is done by the christian people from Trigray. They have to break the hardand heavy plate of salt covering the ground and then to lift it with long wood stick. It's an inhuman work.
Then the Afar cut the plate to the good size. It's a difficult operation and the knowledge is secret.
Then the salt is cautiously load on the camel back.
Each camel carried 108 kilo of salt during five days back to Mekele.
The Ethiopian gouvernemt plane to built a road since years to increase the production and brake this monopole. But they have to face this warrior and independan group ready to fight to preserve theyr tresur.
Assale Lake,Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
The salt business is under the control of the Afar Tribes, the salt is the only resources of this muslim minority.
But the hard work is done by the christian people from Trigray. They have to break the hardand heavy plate of salt covering the ground and then to lift it with long wood stick. It's an inhuman work.
Then the Afar cut the plate to the good size. It's a difficult operation and the knowledge is secret.
Then the salt is cautiously load on the camel back.
Each camel carried 108 kilo of salt during five days back to Mekele.
The Ethiopian gouvernemt plane to built a road since years to increase the production and brake this monopole. But they have to face this warrior and independan group ready to fight to preserve theyr tresur.
Assale Lake,Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
The salt business is under the control of the Afar Tribes, the salt is the only resources of this muslim minority.
But the hard work is done by the christian people from Trigray. They have to break the hardand heavy plate of salt covering the ground and then to lift it with long wood stick. It's an inhuman work.
Then the Afar cut the plate to the good size. It's a difficult operation and the knowledge is secret.
Then the salt is cautiously load on the camel back.
Each camel carried 108 kilo of salt during five days back to Mekele.
The Ethiopian gouvernemt plane to built a road since years to increase the production and brake this monopole. But they have to face this warrior and independan group ready to fight to preserve theyr tresur.
Assale Lake,Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
The salt business is under the control of the Afar Tribes, the salt is the only resources of this muslim minority.
But the hard work is done by the christian people from Trigray. They have to break the hardand heavy plate of salt covering the ground and then to lift it with long wood stick. It's an inhuman work.
Then the Afar cut the plate to the good size. It's a difficult operation and the knowledge is secret.
Then the salt is cautiously load on the camel back.
Each camel carried 108 kilo of salt during five days back to Mekele.
The Ethiopian gouvernemt plane to built a road since years to increase the production and brake this monopole. But they have to face this warrior and independan group ready to fight to preserve theyr tresur.
Assale Lake,Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
The salt business is under the control of the Afar Tribes, the salt is the only resources of this muslim minority.
But the hard work is done by the christian people from Trigray. They have to break the hardand heavy plate of salt covering the ground and then to lift it with long wood stick. It's an inhuman work.
Then the Afar cut the plate to the good size. It's a difficult operation and the knowledge is secret.
Then the salt is cautiously load on the camel back.
Each camel carried 108 kilo of salt during five days back to Mekele.
The Ethiopian gouvernemt plane to built a road since years to increase the production and brake this monopole. But they have to face this warrior and independan group ready to fight to preserve theyr tresur.
Assale Lake,Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
The salt business is under the control of the Afar Tribes, the salt is the only resources of this muslim minority.
But the hard work is done by the christian people from Trigray. They have to break the hardand heavy plate of salt covering the ground and then to lift it with long wood stick. It's an inhuman work.
Then the Afar cut the plate to the good size. It's a difficult operation and the knowledge is secret.
Then the salt is cautiously load on the camel back.
Each camel carried 108 kilo of salt during five days back to Mekele.
The Ethiopian gouvernemt plane to built a road since years to increase the production and brake this monopole. But they have to face this warrior and independan group ready to fight to preserve theyr tresur.
Assale Lake,Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
The salt business is under the control of the Afar Tribes, the salt is the only resources of this muslim minority.
But the hard work is done by the christian people from Trigray. They have to break the hardand heavy plate of salt covering the ground and then to lift it with long wood stick. It's an inhuman work.
Then the Afar cut the plate to the good size. It's a difficult operation and the knowledge is secret.
Then the salt is cautiously load on the camel back.
Each camel carried 108 kilo of salt during five days back to Mekele.
The Ethiopian gouvernemt plane to built a road since years to increase the production and brake this monopole. But they have to face this warrior and independan group ready to fight to preserve theyr tresur.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.During five days they will go down from the Tigray to reach the mine, where they will work for a long and terrible day to bring the precious salt back to Mekele in the eastern tigray.
On this way back each camel is load with 108 kilos of salt plate. After each trip the camel need a month to rest.
Danakil Depression on december 2007 in ETHIOPIA.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.During five days they will go down from the Tigray to reach the mine, where they will work for a long and terrible day to bring the precious salt back to Mekele in the eastern tigray.
On this way back each camel is load with 108 kilos of salt plate. After each trip the camel need a month to rest.
Danakil Depression on december 2007 in ETHIOPIA.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.During five days they will go down from the Tigray to reach the mine, where they will work for a long and terrible day to bring the precious salt back to Mekele in the eastern tigray.
Danakil Depression on december 2007 in ETHIOPIA.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.During five days they will go down from the Tigray to reach the mine, where they will work for a long and terrible day to bring the precious salt back to Mekele in the eastern tigray.
Danakil Depression on december 2007 in ETHIOPIA.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
On the way in and back to the mine the daily life is hard and very basic. The challenge is to survive to the heat and to protect the camels.
The caravan travel late in the afternoon and by night as much as possible.
Each pause look the same, the worker unload cautiously the camel, wash the rope, full up the water goat water skin, cook some bread with some hot stone, wash him self and eat a basic cereal powder mix with water, rest a bit, load the camel again and again and start for a new day.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
On the way in and back to the mine the daily life is hard and very basic. The challenge is to survive to the heat and to protect the camels.
The caravan travel late in the afternoon and by night as much as possible.
Each pause look the same, the worker unload cautiously the camel, wash the rope, full up the water goat water skin, cook some bread with some hot stone, wash him self and eat a basic cereal powder mix with water, rest a bit, load the camel again and again and start for a new day.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
On the way in and back to the mine the daily life is hard and very basic. The challenge is to survive to the heat and to protect the camels.
The caravan travel late in the afternoon and by night as much as possible.
Each pause look the same, the worker unload cautiously the camel, wash the rope, full up the water goat water skin, cook some bread with some hot stone, wash him self and eat a basic cereal powder mix with water, rest a bit, load the camel again and again and start for a new day.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
On the way in and back to the mine the daily life is hard and very basic. The challenge is to survive to the heat and to protect the camels.
The caravan travel late in the afternoon and by night as much as possible.
Each pause look the same, the worker unload cautiously the camel, wash the rope, full up the water goat water skin, cook some bread with some hot stone, wash him self and eat a basic cereal powder mix with water, rest a bit, load the camel again and again and start for a new day.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
Portrait of an old Afar mine worker.
Danakil Depression on december 2007 in ETHIOPIA.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
Portrait of an old Afar mine worker.
Danakil Depression on december 2007 in ETHIOPIA.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
On the way in and back to the mine the daily life is hard and very basic. The challenge is to survive to the heat and to protect the camels.
The caravan travel late in the afternoon and by night as much as possible.
Each pause look the same, the worker unload cautiously the camel, wash the rope, full up the water goat water skin, cook some bread with some hot stone, wash him self and eat a basic cereal powder mix with water, rest a bit, load the camel again and again and start for a new day.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
On the way in and back to the mine the daily life is hard and very basic. The challenge is to survive to the heat and to protect the camels.
The caravan travel late in the afternoon and by night as much as possible.
Each pause look the same, the worker unload cautiously the camel, wash the rope, full up the water goat water skin, cook some bread with some hot stone, wash him self and eat a basic cereal powder mix with water, rest a bit, load the camel again and again and start for a new day.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
On the way in and back to the mine the daily life is hard and very basic. The challenge is to survive to the heat and to protect the camels.
The caravan travel late in the afternoon and by night as much as possible.
Each pause look the same, the worker unload cautiously the camel, wash the rope, full up the water goat water skin, cook some bread with some hot stone, wash him self and eat a basic cereal powder mix with water, rest a bit, load the camel again and again and start for a new day.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
On the way in and back to the mine the daily life is hard and very basic. The challenge is to survive to the heat and to protect the camels.
The caravan travel late in the afternoon and by night as much as possible.
Each pause look the same, the worker unload cautiously the camel, wash the rope, full up the water goat water skin, cook some bread with some hot stone, wash him self and eat a basic cereal powder mix with water, rest a bit, load the camel again and again and start for a new day.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
On the way in and back to the mine the daily life is hard and very basic. The challenge is to survive to the heat and to protect the camels.
The caravan travel late in the afternoon and by night as much as possible.
Each pause look the same, the worker unload cautiously the camel, wash the rope, full up the water goat water skin, cook some bread with some hot stone, wash him self and eat a basic cereal powder mix with water, rest a bit, load the camel again and again and start for a new day.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
On the way in and back to the mine the daily life is hard and very basic. The challenge is to survive to the heat and to protect the camels.
The caravan travel late in the afternoon and by night as much as possible.
Each pause look the same, the worker unload cautiously the camel, wash the rope, full up the water goat water skin, cook some bread with some hot stone, wash him self and eat a basic cereal powder mix with water, rest a bit, load the camel again and again and start for a new day.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.During five days they will go down from the Tigray to reach the mine, where they will work for a long and terrible day to bring the precious salt back to Mekele in the eastern tigray.
On this way back each camel is load with 108 kilos of salt plate. After each trip the camel need a month to rest.
Danakil Depression on december 2007 in ETHIOPIA.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.During five days they will go down from the Tigray to reach the mine, where they will work for a long and terrible day to bring the precious salt back to Mekele in the eastern tigray.
On this way back each camel is load with 108 kilos of salt plate. After each trip the camel need a month to rest.
Danakil Depression on december 2007 in ETHIOPIA.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
On the way we crossed some nomadic Afar village.
The woman are mostly cooking or weaving straw mat.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
On the way we crossed some nomadic Afar village.
The woman are mostly cooking or weaving straw mat.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
On the way we crossed some nomadic Afar village.
The woman are mostly cooking or weaving straw mat.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
On the way we crossed some nomadic Afar village.
The woman are mostly cooking or weaving straw mat.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
On the way in and back to the mine the daily life is hard and very basic. The challenge is to survive to the heat and to protect the camels.
The caravan travel late in the afternoon and by night as much as possible.
Each pause look the same, the worker unload cautiously the camel, wash the rope, full up the water goat water skin, cook some bread with some hot stone, wash him self and eat a basic cereal powder mix with water, rest a bit, load the camel again and again and start for a new day.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
On the way in and back to the mine the daily life is hard and very basic. The challenge is to survive to the heat and to protect the camels.
The caravan travel late in the afternoon and by night as much as possible.
Each pause look the same, the worker unload cautiously the camel, wash the rope, full up the water goat water skin, cook some bread with some hot stone, wash him self and eat a basic cereal powder mix with water, rest a bit, load the camel again and again and start for a new day.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.During five days they will go down from the Tigray to reach the mine, where they will work for a long and terrible day to bring the precious salt back to Mekele in the eastern tigray.
Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.During five days they will go down from the Tigray to reach the mine, where they will work for a long and terrible day to bring the precious salt back to Mekele in the eastern tigray.
Armadhila,Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
Armadhila could be a village, it's nothing else than a lost camp in the middle of the most extreme desert.
The mine worker survive with their family next to a small military camp and around a small restaurant , a shop and a dirty cafe with a old TV. It's the last stop before the mine and the place where you pay the salt taxe.
Armadhila,Danakil Depression, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 63 degrees Celcius (145 degrees Fahrenheut, this desert is more than 100 meter (328 meter)below the sea level.
In this extrems conditions and since several century some ethiopians people from Afar and Tigray ethnical group crosses the Danakil Desert with camel caravan , bound for a Salt mine.
Armadhila could be a village, it's nothing else than a lost camp in the middle of the most extreme desert.
The mine worker survive with their family next to a small military camp and around a small restaurant , a shop and a dirty cafe with a old TV. It's the last stop before the mine and the place where you pay the salt taxe.
Mekele,Eastern Tigray, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
When the salt arrived in the retailer place, all the plate of salt called Amole are pack with bark to protect then during the transportation in the capital Addis Abbeba.Then the business start.
Mekele,Eastern Tigray, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
When the salt arrived in the retailer place, all the plate of salt called Amole are pack with bark to protect then during the transportation in the capital Addis Abbeba.Then the business start.
Mekele,Eastern Tigray, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
When the salt arrived in the retailer place, all the plate of salt called Amole are pack with bark to protect then during the transportation in the capital Addis Abbeba.
Mekele,Eastern Tigray, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
When the salt arrived in the retailer place, all the plate of salt called Amole are pack with bark to protect then during the transportation in the capital Addis Abbeba.
Mekele,Eastern Tigray, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
When the salt arrived in the retailer place, all the plate of salt called Amole are pack with bark to protect then during the transportation in the capital Addis Abbeba.
Mekele,Eastern Tigray, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
When the salt arrived in the retailer place, all the plate of salt called Amole are pack with bark to protect then during the transportation in the capital Addis Abbeba.
Addis Abbeba, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
When the salt arrived in the retailer place, all the plate of salt called Amole are pack with bark to protect then during the transportation in the capital Addis Abbeba.Then the business start.
The real money is done here in the capital where the price is twelve time more expensive than in the mine
Addis Abbeba, ETHIOPIA, December 2007.
When the salt arrived in the retailer place, all the plate of salt called Amole are pack with bark to protect then during the transportation in the capital Addis Abbeba.Then the business start.
The real money is done here in the capital where the price is twelve time more expensive than in the mine
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