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A powerful tribute to the victims who suffered under Ethiopia's most devastating regime.

An ocean in the making, in the Ethiopian desert.

Supposedly this Ethiopian chapel holds the Ark of the Covenant, guarded by virgins who cannot leave the building.

Reaching the "Church in the Sky" requires scaling the cliff face of a sandstone pinnacle with a 650-foot drop.

An Ethiopian cloud forest protects some of the last wild arabica plants.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

The hottest place on the planet.

Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

Camels and crocodiles share the black waters of this stunning Saharan oasis.

An incredibly salty lake inside the crater of an extinct volcano.

This ship carrying cargo and four church bells for the Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida ran aground in 1968.

Rolling sand dunes of the Sahara... in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

A stunning palace haunted by the sinister reputation of its infamous owners.

The world's largest church atop a political fault line.

Perhaps the biggest draw to this mosque is its remote location and lack of tourists.

Legend says this remote, “bottomless” lake was created by a curse.

This moss-covered, rocky outcropping looks like a mythical beast resting in the water.

These natural wonders have taken millennia to form into the stunning marvels they are today.

Amidst political unrest, this Roman Catholic Cathedral has helped organize peace talks.

This mosque is an enduring symbol of Central African Republic's rich Muslim heritage.

The most biologically diverse protected area in Africa is also the most dangerous.

One of the last refuges of the endangered eastern lowland gorilla.

The "Versailles of the Jungle" built by a dictator is now a decaying shadow of its hubristic grandeur.