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Corn storage

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Creator
Margery H. Freeman
Date created
September 26, 1984
Location
En route from Ghorepaani to Taatopaani, Nepal
License
This photograph copyright ©2007. Terms of use

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Corn storage, ochre-painted houses, terraced fields and forest patches

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On the trail between Ghorepaani and Taatopaani, Nepal, three houses stand on a mountain — two above the trekking trail and one below it. A raised corn storage platform can be seen to the right side of the uppermost house. The corn storage is a traditional agricultural technique in the mountains. The corncobs are stacked around a raised platform and covered with dried thatches on top to keep the rainwater from getting in.