Ethiopia Blue Nile Falls - Jim Rogers World Adventure Traveler

Leading economic expert Jim Rogers traveled to 150 countries over 150,000 miles in three years - follow his adventures here on FentonReport.

In this video Jim visits Blue Nile Falls in Ethiopia.

The Blue Nile Falls are a waterfall on the Blue Nile river in Ethiopia. They are known as Tis Issat in Amharic, when translated, means "smoking water" They are situated on the upper course of the river, about 30 kilometers downstream from the town of Bahir Dar and Lake Tana.

The falls are estimated to be between 37 and 45 meters high, consisting of four streams that originally varied from a trickle in the dry season to over 400 meters wide in the rainy season. Regulation of Lake Tana now reduces the variation somewhat, and since 2003 a hydro-electric station has taken much of the flow out of the falls except during the rainy season. It is considered one of Ethiopia's best known tourist attractions. The millions of gallons of water that cascade over the cliffs create some of the most stunning rainbows.

A short distance further downstream sits the first stone bridge constructed in Ethiopia, built at the command of Emperor Susenyos in 1626. According to Manoel de Almeida, stone for making lime had been found nearby along the tributary Alata, and a craftsman who had come from India with Alfonso Mendez, the Catholic Patriarch of Ethiopia supervised the construction.

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[MrNanabrobbey]

Heaven on Earth, ETHIOPIA the city of GOD ALMIGHTY.

[sanitysmarts]

@LayeDiaw Actually I believe the point was that Ethiopia was never COLONIZED by a foreign power, although they did undergo a period of Italian occupation. It is a special country, for that, and many more reasons. Have you been there? The people are some of the warmest and most hospitable of any that I have met. I'm not sure why you would take such offense in someone being proud of their country.

[ethiohabesh143]

@Tsmmachge amen

[Tsmmachge]

LORD JESUS save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever. I love you Ethiopia my beloved people,May the Lord bless you and keep you.

May the Lord make his face to shine upon you,

and be gracious to you.

May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you,

and give you peace.

[Anemeson]

i love this.

[LayeDiaw]

@ETfirst Learn ur history, actually the Europeans especially the Italian tried to conquer Ethiopia almost at the end of the colonization area. Because Italia wanted to be part of the "Big Boys" such as Great Britain, France and so on. Beside they were not much to be taken there, reason why there are still poor, backward, great famine we all remember those days. So don't u thing u are especial.

Peace

[samyethio]

@ETfirst amen

[ETfirst]

Ahhhhh mother Ethiopia!!! May God bless all your people and every inch of your land.  You have given birth to human kind and coffee and stayed independent unlike the rest of your continent. You truly are a secret beauty. May your prosperous scriptures come true soon and everyone will run to come you from all over the world.

Ethiopia First!!!

[Maliksabawi]

Built by who? ok I admire you adventure but please don't mess our history. Who told u that story? it's our own typical architecture for the love of God!

[MrMixculture]

this video is full of real nature...