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On the slopes of Mount Abuna Yosef, you can not only enjoy walks in nature, but also find some of the more remote churches of Lalibela.
We walked back to where we started, and visited Genata Maryam. This is a completely different church, mostly because of its open location. Also here, it was very unfortunate that the protective scaffolding completely hides the church. The priest was quickly located, after which he gave us a tour of his church. The frescoes here were particularly bright, and since there was sufficient daylight entering the church, we could easily see them. This church is supposed to date from the 13th century and therefore much younger than Mekina Medhane Alem, and also completely different.
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