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This picture shows Genata Maryam church seen from outside. It was taken on a travel to Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa. It is one of the 6815 of travel photographs you can find on Traveladventures.org. You can click on the picture to see more pictures of Lalibela. You can also send it as a free electronic postcard or download it for free, by following the links under the picture. Alternatively, you can follow the tags under the picture to find other travel pictures of a particular theme, or switch to another language. Enjoy your travel with pictures from all over the world!

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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.
Even though we had a clear arrangement before leaving, our driver suddenly started an argument when we got off the car in Genata Maryam, a small village at the foot of Mount Abuna Yosef. As often the case, it was about money; after we settled it, we could start out walk up. After crossing some very nice countryside with fields full of barley and beans, we reached the real climb up. Some of the ascent was quite steep; as soon as we reached the higher levels, the path followed the edge of the mountain. When we arrived at the other side of the mountain, we soon reached Mekina Medhane Alem. However, the door to the church was closed.
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