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Anika and Chuck on a rope and plank bridge over a lake
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Bandarban is the hilly part of Bangladesh, very different from the rest of the country, which is mainly a network of river deltas. Part of the Chittagong Hill Tracts with dense jungles, the population is moslty tribal
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Chuck as a foreigner had to sign in at army checkpoint to enter region. local tribals have kidnapped a few foreigners/prominent locals in past for ransom, they are seeking their own autonomous region.
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Ammy & Abbu (my parents) on the walkway up to a picnic spot
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huts built on the hill slopes, nestled among the trees
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looking down from the road into the edge of town
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woman working in a field on a steep hillside
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we had stoppeed on a winding road to take some pictures of the countryside when...
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a bunch of screaming kids on two boards with wheels roll down the hill past us
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when their little wheeled sled got to the bottom of the hill, they came running back up to meet us & they were very excited. their excitement was contagious
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us arriving at Him Chori, the hill top resort we were spending the night at
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we stayed in a cabin above the main lodge/dining area. this is one of the many shots of the amazing view from the balcony of the lodge.
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one of the tribal villages in Bandarban. about 12 different "tribes" live in this area, each with their own distinct language, clothing, and culture. they're Buddhist mainly, also christian & animist
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local "hill tribe" woman selling blankets she had made. Bandarban is interesting as one of the only parts of Bangladesh where you see other ethnic types then deshis
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the road to the next town above was cut off by a mudslide. this is the rainy season and we saw many mudslides, and a couple houses that had been destroyed by one.
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Sangu River, along which the town of Bandarban lies
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boats & bamboo rafts carry people & their goods to market & to different villages. the people on the roof & inside in the boat on the bottom right are waiting to go back to their villages at the end of the market day in town
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Ammu & Chuck on the terrace of the temple built on he hightest hilltop near the town
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Anika on the steps of a big Buddhist temple overlooking the town
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old woman in hill tribe dress
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