Lalibela Saturday Market | 31-Mile Walk for Survival

882 views · Published 20 March 2008 · 2:49 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: Travel: The Good, The Bad & The Funny · 2008 · Travel & Events

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It is amazing that some, of not most, of these people walk a minumum of 50 kilometers/31 miles to this Saturday market because there is no public transportation.  (That's equivalent to running back-to-back Marathons!)  They walk all day, sleep over in Lalibela, and head back to their villages the next day.  You don't need Jenny Craig or WeightWatchers in Ethiopia.

This is the only venue for selling/buying animals, vegetables, grains and clothing.  A vibrant way to begin three days in Lalibela.

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