Ethiopia south south mysterious tribe

South. To the south, to the south, in theAfricaLast of the wild - Omo Valley, survival throughout Africa's most diverse tribes. There are to their newborn baby baptize Christians, also have the primitive tribes on the tattoo to announce its adult circumcision. When the modern civilization get in by every opening, these tribes will be how to survive? Here, as if into a scene of fantasy film, walked, suddenly into a different picture.

South South

After Abamenqi elephant

From the Abamenqi to the Omo Valley deep down, slowly into another scene, along the way, from time to time by twos and threes child standing, or hold cattle walk, whenever the vehicle quickly pass by them, began to violent twist up. Boys, girls, self-assured or supercilious dance in the dusty. They are born dancer, though no music no audience, harmless this show.

The primitive tribe

Distribution of the Omo Valley South of a primitive tribe, is the most colorful culture zone. Since the Omo Valley, have abstruse Mo River, it is an inland river in southern Ethiopia, is a never reach the sea river.

Abamenqi, stayed at the Omo Valley edge, like a modern society and the primitive tribes of the line, the Abamenqi, network, TV and even water and electricity, has gradually become one of the world's symbol. So, before we enter the Omo Valley, in Abamenqi stop, adapt to the changing - just a few hours away villages and towns, their lives, and we have already be totally different.

Abamenqi the most lively, is Abamenqi university school gate: Yi Keke opened big clods safflower trees, late in the afternoon, the tree will lay out a table and a table, energetic students, so wine and dine talk with eloquence, cooking wine, a glass of turbid wine, suddenly feel that can write. Where students are so it seems, but in such a remote place, to see such a familiar scene, still feel interesting.

Abamenqi, two lake, check the Mo lake and green lake abaya, check the Mo lake and Red Lake abaya, a ridge is connected between two lakes, like nature itself -- highest quality of a huge bridge, let people can from one direction to another direction, the local people call it God bridge image. Swayne's Hotel, is one of the best observation point, the hotel is on the edge of the cliff, the mountain wilderness, is the two seat twin lake, sundowners, or the red sun rises in sky., looking out of the room at a glance, a lake light if the dance, a lake deep poetic Africa, the sun always too bright, and primary or desire to sleep sunshine, gentleness many, not far from the lake and the foot of the mountain wilderness, there was a lively in this light.

And I, have a look such a large thatched huts at the cliff, built with real grass and banana leaves, heart cool for a while, I so easily into the life of the virgin? Fortunately, it was everywhere is rich of Ethiopian style, the designers have great originality, hot water and electricity, and a purely display TV - no picture and sound. The golden sunset light, large thatched house also appears to be some kind of brilliant, the room, the room, like the elephant's face! However, Omo Valley is the elephant?

The very next day early in the morning, our driver and guide, Eyaya, "I see your room, is there anything special?" Is the elephant! So, today I will take you to the Dorze people of the village."

Dorze

The Dorze, in an hour's drive from the Abamenqi hill, Swayne 's hotel room, is modeled on the Dorze the elephant house built at the entrance, looks like a giant elephant nose. According to Dorze chief says, when there was like herds must pass through, the elephant house is made of bamboo and not a result of banana tree built. In the beginning, each elephant house for 12 meters high, gradually, with the passage of time, the house will slowly go on short, Dorze, loves family generations are living together, so, a house looking past, newlyweds house often than the old couple's house a head.

From the Abamenqi to the Omo Valley deep down, slowly into another scene, along the way, from time to time by twos and threes child standing, or hold cattle through, when the vehicle after them, began to violent twist up. Boys, girls, self-assured or supercilious dance in the dusty. They are born dancer, though no music no audience, harmless this show. Perhaps, it should not be called the performances, dance is life for them,, every muscle is jumping rhythm. However, they usually just in front of the vehicle 100 meters began to twist, if the vehicle through them, stopped dancing, hand, chasing cars run. Along the way the children dancing, every few kilometers are different, with different gap distance. Omo Valley tribes, colorful life, more and more people see things in a blur.