Maramureș, in Romania, is a unique location in the geographical heartland of Europe, land of wooden churches, mythological richness, impressive landscapes, carefully preserving the culture, traditions, and lifestyle of immemorial peasant past. With more than 500 monuments, museums and collections, part of the local cultural heritage, including a newly set up circuit of wooden churches with 8 of...
The Bubi people (also known as Bobe, Voove, Ewota) are a Bantu ethnic group of Central Africa who are indigenous to Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. The name Bubi comes from the word "Boobe" meaning "Man.
They are renowned for their matrilineal social structure, traditional farming practices centered on crops like yams and malanga, and a rich cultural heritage that include...
Lake Abbe, or Lake Abhe Bad, in Djibouti, Africa, is a salty lake situated at the Afar Triple Junction, the central meeting place where three segments of the Earth’s crust – the African, Somalian, and Arabian plates – writhe, buck, and tear apart from each other.
The limestone chimneys which form the landscape were created when water was diverted from the Awash River...