Cliff houses of the ancient Tellem people on the Bandiagara Escarpment. Mali, West Africa

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Houses of the ancient Telem people built high up on cliffs. They lived here pre 1500 AD away from wild animals and fierce tribes, Bandiagara Escarpment, Mail, West Africa

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Size: 5503px × 3587px
Location: Telei, Mali. Africa
Photo credit: © Neil Cooper / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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