Monday, May 7, 2007

Puta-O and Mulashidi





Puta-O is another town in Kachin State surrounded by snow peaked mountains. It is cool the whole year round and there are many varieties of citrus fruits grown in the orchards. It is the nearest town to the base camp for climbing Mt. Khakhaborazi (5889 metres), which is the highest mountain in Myanmar and in Southeast Asia.


Mulashidi village is nearby Puta-O. The ethinic groups "Lesu and Rawan" live there.


The picture above (right) is Mulashidi Bridge , which is made of rope. The bridge is across "MuLaShiDi" icy cold stream.


I visited there in 1993. I had a great time there.