A 650-Year-Old Eritrean Monastery in the Clouds
A stay in a 650-year-old Eritrean Monastery in Eritrea, Africa. Meeting the monks, one of whom had lived at the top of the mountain for 57 years and never came down.
Africa is so big and has so many cultures, it defies description. One can only safely talk about the individual nations, who themselves are divided up from ancient tribes.
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A stay in a 650-year-old Eritrean Monastery in Eritrea, Africa. Meeting the monks, one of whom had lived at the top of the mountain for 57 years and never came down.
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