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Capturing a group of camels while visiting a rural village in Eritrea.

While my family and I were on vacation in my native land of Eritrea (a small country in east Africa) we visited my grandfather's birth village that was about a 15 minute drive from the city of Mendefara. The camels ran freely as the houses were settled strategically on hills overlooking the lower lands. I watched the camels as i steadily snapped this picture of them.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2012
Date Uploaded: 11.2014
Photo Location: Mendefara, Eritrea, Eritrea
Copyright: © Segen Asfaha