Gheralta Mountains

The air is thick and arid, making it hard to breath.

The sound of marmots and coyotes howling in the distant desert is carried by the piercing westerly winds as fine grains of sand are whipped up, into the sky.

Despite the barren Mad Max-esque landscape spreading beyond the horizon, the red rock mountains that encapsulate the desert conceal within them one of Ethiopia’s hidden gems.

Within these mountains, lies a cavernous complex of churches and temples, cut from stone, countless centuries ago.