Pedro Páez
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Pedro Páez Jaramillo, S.J. was a Spanish Jesuit missionary in Ethiopia. Páez is considered by many an expert on Ethiopia as the most effective Catholic missionary in Ethiopia. He is credited as the fi
Undated portrait of Páez
Blue Nile
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The Blue Nile is a river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia. It travels for approximately 1,450 km through Ethiopia and Sudan. Along with the White Nile, it is one of the two major tributaries of th
Pedro Páez
…expert on Ethiopia as the most effective Catholic missionary in Ethiopia. He is credited as the first European to see and describe the source of the Blue Nile, which he reached on 21 April 1618. Páez' two-volume História da Etiópia (History of Ethiopia) is regarded by scholars of Ethiopian history as one of…
Blue Nile River in Ethiopia
Confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers near Khartoum, the capital of Sudan
Suspension bridge over the Blue Nile River. It is the only pedestrian cable bridge over the Blue Nile in Ethiopia.
Blue Nile Gorge in Ethiopia.