Mago

National Park
Ethiopia · Horn of Africa (Omo valley)
Horn of Africa (Omo valley)Declared in 19792,162 km²

Ancestral land of the Mursi people, known for the lip plates worn by the women as ceremonial adornment

Area

2,162 km²

Protection category

UICN II

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Declared in

1979

Region

Horn of Africa (Omo valley)

Climate

Tropical, Árido / desértico, Templado, Montañoso

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Area
2,162 km²

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Ancestral land of the Mursi people, known for the lip plates worn by the women as ceremonial adornment

Declared in 1979, Mago is the ancestral land of the Mursi, known internationally for the clay lip plates that the women insert into the lower lip, working up in size from adolescence — a form of body adornment whose exact meaning (social standing, marriage value, group identity) is still debated by anthropologists, and which draws a growing cultural tourism not free of ethical controversy over its commercialisation.

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26 species documented in Mago

16 Mammals4 Birds6 Reptiles

At conservation risk:Elefante africano,Guepardo,Jirafa,León,Leopardo,Buitre orejudo,Cebra de Grevy,Gacela de Soemmerring,Órix de Beisa (órix de África oriental)

Endemic to Ethiopia:Gelada

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Flora and ecosystems

Ecosystems found in Ethiopia, where Mago lies.

Sabana

Experiences in this park

Observación de aves

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