Thursday, March 01, 2012

27-290112 Ban Maejantai - 01

Ban Maejantai - Moobaan 25, Tambon Tha Kor, Amphoe Mae Suay, Chiangrai province:

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25 might be the largest หมู่บ้าน moobaan (administrative village) number the cat has come across to date - it usually sees numbers smaller than 15. At 30+ households, Ban Maejantai is slightly smaller than Ban Apa (40+ households). With a population smaller than the minimum required (500 people?) for moobaan status, it is lumped together with a neighbouring village to form Mooban 25.

No lack of slopes in an Akha village:

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Ban Maejantai from the porch of Mimi's house near the bottom of the village:

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View from the top of the village just below the temple:

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Ming Lang village in the distance (centre) - a steep climb to & from school for the kids:

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Contour ploughing at bottom right - there are small tea farms around Ming Lang village:

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Most households have switched from the traditional imperata grass roof to corrugated zinc:

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Something not seen in the Akha villages in non-coffee growing regions like Mae Salong, Mae Yao & northern Laos - large bamboo platforms for drying coffee beans:

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One of the two houses that hosted some of the guys on this Journey:

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It was also one of the two houses where the cat spotted beehives fashioned from sections of large tree trunks. Wonder if the villagers carry the hives to their fields?

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Mattress delivery?

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House (with a little shop) that hosted some of the ladies on this Journey:

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Compare this with the same view in December 2007/January 2008:

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