Coke and other Coca-Cola branded bottles for re-use, inside the bottle distributor in Harar.

A very Happy Thanksgiving to all my American readers, and especially my family and friends back in the States, most of whom I have not seen in over a year. I am looking forward to returning to California over the holidays (23rd December to 12th January), and will hope to see you then. Also to [...]

A young boy pauses from sweeping dust off the porch of the highly-branded local distributor, long enough to have his photo taken.
See also an earlier photo, in my cats series, at this same location:

All this week: Coke ads in Harar.

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Suggestive and sexualized coke advertising, in the form of this poster, is all over the city of Harar.
All this week: Coke ads in Harar.

A woman covers her head as she walks through the exhaust from the cola truck. Whether due to the exhaust or the camera, I cannot say.
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Incongruous Coca-Cola advertising in Harar, a elsewhere in Ethiopia, is an ommnipresent aspect of the landscape. To see such a colorful and professional vehicle, among plain and run-down cars and [...]

Two children play next to the Coca-Cola truck, parked in the street market of Harar.

The coca-cola truck drives off in a cloud of its own exhaust.
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Incongruous Coca-Cola advertising in Harar, a elsewhere in Ethiopia, is an ommnipresent aspect of the landscape. To see such a colorful and professional vehicle, among plain and run-down cars and [...]

A busy street market stretches from outside of the the Jubol, the old walled city, inside, through one of Harar’s gates.

A typical small spice seller sets up alongside the street in Harar.

The people of Harar have traditionally had a special relationship with hyenas, which, in addition to their role as scavengers, are believed to be able to carry off evil spirits by passing near a person so affected. The feeding of hyenas is carried out at two sites currently; one, the more popular with tourists, is [...]