To reach the Simien Mountains, we drive from Gondar, a city in the northwest of Ethiopia, and head north. At the village of Debark, where the administrative center of the Simien Nature Reserve is situated you have to hire an armed scout, a guide, a cook, mules and drivers...

The intention of the park administration to relocate all residents within the park, including shepherds and farmers who have lived here for generations, is brutal to say the least. .....