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RE: Quito trip May 2013
Asmara Eritrea - My birthplace at 7,628 ft
(Arabic: أسمرة, Tigrinya: ኣስመራ?, Asmera), known locally as Asmera (meaning “The four (feminine plural) made them unite” in Tigrinya), is the capital city and largest settlement in Eritrea. Home to a population of around 649,000 inhabitants,[1] it sits at an elevation of 2,325 metres (7,628 ft). The city is located at the tip of an escarpment that is both the northwestern edge of the Eritrean highlands and the Great Rift Valley in neighbouring Ethiopia.
Asmara is situated in Eritrea's central Maekel Region. It is known for its well-preserved colonial Italian modern architecture,[2]
One difference from Quito is that Eritrea and Ethiopia claim sunshine 365 days of the year. There is a definite rainy season, but there is often not enough rain leadind to draughts. Ecuador seems to have daily showers at least this time of year - and the clouds forests drip rivers of water down every slope.
