Direction Map to the Alluring Past
Direction Map to the Alluring Past Entoto's High Plateau with a Historical Giant. Giant stone statues refer to the past Ice Age where man and Giant appear, pulled out of the ancient weathered rocks of aeons. E ntoto N atural P ark's H ighland Geographical Situation A ddis Ababa is situated 9° north of the equator in central Ethiopia. There is a splendid outlook over the sprawling city and five high, solitary mountains from several spots, from the southwest to the southeast (Menagesha, Wachecha, Furi Zukuala and Yerer). Entoto Natural Park's area extends from the northern outskirts of the Capital. Thus, Entoto Natural Park reveals its captivating, grand mountainous landscape at an altitude of 2,600 m, and farther north, the high plateau stretches out towards elevations above 3,000 m. (HΓ₯kan Blanck and Pia Englund, Entoto Natural Park 1995) A H ighland T owering O ver t he C apital T he H igh P lateau's M ountain C rest Facing north from the top ridge of th...