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Chortens
or stupas are religious monuments that contain contain holy scriptures
or religious relics.
Chorten © WWF Bhutan |
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Layaps live in the high isolated regions of
north-eastern Bhutan. Unlike other Bhutanese women who wear their
hair short, Layap women keep their hari long and wear a conical bamboo
hat.
Layap © WWF BhutanL |
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A
couple making Bhutanese butter tea, suja. The tea is made with
salt and butter and churned in a long cylindrical hollow tube like
the one above. It is customary for a host to offer at least two cups
of tea to his guests.
Tea making ©
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Taksang,
the tiger's nest is a monastary perched on the side of a cliff in
Paro. It is said to have been built by the Indian saint, Guru Padmasambhava,
better known as Guru Rimpoche.
Taksang © WWF Bhutan |
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Bhutan
has the highest per capita fuelwood consumption in the world.
Export
of unprocessed timber has been banned.
Timber © Soh
Koon Chng/WWF |
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