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Lalibela is without a doubt the centre of the religious universe for the Ethiopian Orthodox church, and many Ethiopians. The Arc of the Covenant is said to be kept nearby which causes millions of pilgrims to visit Lalibela. But there are more reasons to visit Lalibela: The churches were hewn vertically out of solid bedrock -which makes them also a magnet for western tourists.
The churches are small on the inside with a holy man holding religious artefacts on display. The carpets in the churches are a home to countless fleas, so it is a good idea to pull your socks over your trousers to stop them from getting in.
Uganda is one of the poorest countries in the world. To better understand this statement, it helps to learn what people have to resort to in order to make a living. Jobs are scarce for the undereducated even in the capital Kampala, so one must be resourceful to survive.
In an area called Kireka, locals are gradually chipping away at a mountain to produce rubble for road building – by hand. The work is crude and often dangerous in the absence of coordination between the various workers and total lack of safety regulations. All are put to work, children as well as adults.
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AIDS has been a plague that has left many families shattered. There are many cases where both parents have died or where the remaining parent is unable to care for their children. This story is about Hilda who has lost both her parents to AIDS. NGO vocational programmes try to help these youngsters learn a trade to help them lead a relatively normal life following their trauma.
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Free of Chinese oppression, the original Tibetan culture survives in pockets outside of Tibet – like Mustang. Mustang is basically a long valley that is still being formed by the Kali Ghandaki river. Lo Mantang is now the capital of the region that was once a kingdom with its capital at Tsarang. Fortunately for the survival of Tibetan culture, access to Mustang is expensive and involves some fitness since virtually all of Mustang is devoid of roads. The trails are not that difficult, with some short exceptions, but it depends whether you are used to the air at 3500 to 4200 metres.
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