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Fishers of Tana's Lake

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Lake Tana is Ethiopia, a veritable...

Le lac Tana est, en Ethiopie, une...

Le lac Tana est, en Ethiopie, une véritable mer intérieure : 3500 km². Ses 37 îles abritent souvent des communautés monastiques chrétiennes (qui interdisent "leur" île aux femmes ou qui taxent l'accès!!!). Il est spectaculaire d'aller à la rencontre des pêcheurs. On se croirait dans l'Egypte antique, car ils utilisent encore des barques en papyrus, les tamkwas. J'en ai vu différents modèles : un fort long que deux rameurs chevauchaient ; d'autres, creux comme des pirogues, mais guère profonds. Sous le soleil d'Afrique, rencontres intemporelles.
Lake Tana is Ethiopia, a veritable inland sea: 3500 km ². The 37 islands are often home to Christian monastic communities (prohibiting "their" Island of Women or taxing access!). It is spectacular to meet the fishermen. It's like in ancient Egypt because they still use papyrus boats, the tamkwas. I have seen different models: a very long two rowers overlap, others hollow as canoes, but hardly profound. Under the African sun, timeless encounters.
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