For the average person, the word "Ethiopia" generally brings to mind an arid region filled with starving children. I guess this is to blame on the 1985 famine (which, to be fair, became a crisis because of the government rather than nature).
This visual is nothing like what I have seen. There are deserts in part of the country but most of the population lives in the mountains which are a stunning green. The teff fields (staple grain) almost seem neon green.
The area around Lalibela is the most beautiful landscape I've ever seen. Imagine cliffs like the grand canyon, but covered in grass, shrubs and jigsaw puzzle shaped fields of teff.
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