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The Akha tribe´s grandparents often care for their grandchildren while parents work in local factories set up by Thailand´s Royal Family to combat a lack of legitimate alternatives to the opium production industry once rife in the area.

Not one generation before, the Northern tribes had been completely in the grips of the poppy. Old faces bear the scars of this strenous past. by: doitung Views[795]

The Akha girls, rare chance of an allowed picture by: cscarlettsmith Views[400]

Akha Tribes and Insects

WORLDWIDE | Mon, 25 Apr 2011 | By cscarlettsmith | Views [591]

Akha Tribes and Insects The akha, pronounced in a very phlegmy way, originated from Burma, still accord to animism and legitimately wear traditional dress. The women are very very shy, and also on a side note very muscly. The merest show of a camera ... Read more >

Tags: akha, northern laos, phongsali, trekking

Chiang Rai - Life with the hill tribes.

THAILAND | Mon, 29 Dec 2008 | By jciecko | Views [3833] | Comments [1]

Originally we were supposed to spend the week following Christmas volunteering at the Elephant Nature Park (http://www.elephantnaturepark.org). Unfortunately, they were at capacity so we had an extra week to kill in the north of Thailand. Sebastian ... Read more >

Tags: akha, hill tribes, lahu, long neck karen, trekking, waterfalls, yao

Northern Hill Tribes

THAILAND | Thu, 13 Nov 2008 | By redcosmicdragon | Views [1035] | Comments [2]

Despues de algunos dias en Bangkok tome el tren directamente hasta el norte del pais a la Ciudad de Chiang Mai. Dea ahi un autobus a la region mas al norte que tiene frontera con Myanmar y Laos Tambien conocida como el Golden Triangle o Triangulo Dorado ... Read more >

Tags: akha, golden triangle, hill tribes, thailand

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