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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Danakil Salt miners in Ethiopia's Dry Lake Karum



Ethiopia. Great Rift Valley. Danakil Depression (Afar Triangle). Karum salt lake. Tigrinya and Danakil men cutting salt blocks. Tigrinya men loading the blocks on camels and donkeys in the background will transport them to Makalle in the highlands.
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Ethiopie. Grande Faille d’Afrique. Dépression dankalie (Triangle Afar). Lac de sel Karum. Hommes danakils taillant des blocs de sel. Des caravanes tigrinyas de chameaux et d’ânes, visibles au fond, les transporteront à Makalle, dans leur montagne.