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El Molo Village - Kenya 1988

On Christmas Eve 1988, I was travelling through northern Kenya and visited the El Molo village on the shore of Lake Turkana.

 

From Wikipedia "El Molo is a village in Kenya, situated on the southeast shore of Lake Turkana, just 10 km north of Loiyangalani town. Its population is about 200. The tiny population fishes the lake for giant Nile perch. Their dwellings resemble igloos, built from what little scrub vegetation there is to be found amongst the volcanic wasteland surrounding the alkaline waters of this inland body of water. The village is located in Loiyangalani Division of Marsabit District. The last fluent speaker of the El Molo language in the community died 10 years ago."

 

Merry Christmas to everyone who has viewed, commented and favorited my pictures this past year.

 

 

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